A randomized prospective study of polyglycolic acid conduits for digital nerve reconstruction in humans [8]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1087-1088

  Meek, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

FINGER; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0035885070     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200109150-00056     Document Type: Letter

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