Tissue response to silicone tubes used to repair human median and ulnar nerves

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-34

  Dahlin, L B ^a   Anagnostaki, L ^a   Lundborg, G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Macrophages; Median nerve; Nerve regeneration; Nerve repair; Silicone; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILASTIC TUBE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0035103085     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310151032510     Document Type: Article

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