Long-term result of guided nerve regeneration with an inert microporous polytetrafluoroethylene conduit

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-151

  He, Feng Chun ^a   Fan, Qing Yu ^b   Cushway, Timothy R ^c   Iongh, Robert De ^d   Lanzetta, Marco ^c   Tos, Pierluigi ^c   Owen, Earl R ^c  

^a THE FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL OF FOSHAN   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Lung Foundation of Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Myelin sheath; Nerve regeneration; Polymers; Polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; POLITEF;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE MASS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037898201     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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