Clinical and functional outcome after alcohol neurolysis of the tibial nerve for ankle-foot spasticity

Brain Injury

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 733-739

  Chua, K S G ^a   Kong, K H ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONUS; DYSESTHESIA; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INJECTION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROLYSIS; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034872759     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050010009775     Document Type: Article

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