Early use of artificial sensibility to improve sensory recovery after repair of the median and ulnar nerve

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-57

  Rosén, Birgitta ^a   Lundborg, Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artificial sensibility; Nerve repair; Outcome; Sensory re education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE REGENERATION; SENSIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0037280235     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/alp.37.1.54.57     Document Type: Article

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