Nerve repair by end-to-side coaptation or fascicular transfer: A clinical study

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 313-318

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a,b,c   Ghizoni, Marcos Flavio ^b,c  

^a Hospital Governador Celso Ramos ^*  (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

End to side neurorrhaphy; Nerve regeneration; Nerve repair; Termino lateral neurorrhaphy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; END TO SIDE NERVE REPAIR; FASCICULAR TRANSFER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE LESION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSFER; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042732921     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42499     Document Type: Article

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