Restoration of locomotion in paraplegics with aid of autologous bypass grafts for direct neurotisation of muscles by upper motor neurons - The future: Surgery of the spinal cord?

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 87, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Von Wild, K R H ^a   Brunelli, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Foundation for Research on Spinal Cord Lesions   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional neuro rehabilitation; Locomotion in paraplegics; Spinal cord injury; Upper motor neuron grafting: surgical re engineering in SCI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; LEG; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSPLANTATION; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAPLEGIA; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TRANSPLANTS;

EID: 0142182193     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6081-7_23     Document Type: Article

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