Using intact nerve to bridge peripheral nerve defects: An alternative to the use of nerve grafts

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 315-325

  McCallister, Wren V ^a   Cober, Sheldon R ^a   Norman, Anthony ^a   Trumble, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap defect; Intact nerve bridge; Nerve autograft; Nerve repair; Peripheral nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0035079621     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2001.22918     Document Type: Article

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