Hyaluronic acid prevents peripheral nerve adhesion

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 342-347

  Ikeda, K ^a   Yamauchi, D ^a   Osamura, N ^a   Hagiwara, N ^a   Tomita, K ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Hyaluronic acid; Neurolysis; Peripheral nerve; Scar inhibition

Indexed keywords

ARZT; HYALURONIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NYLON; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEUROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCAR FORMATION; SCIATIC NERVE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0042167328     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-1226(03)00197-8     Document Type: Article

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