Signs and symptoms of saphenous nerve injury after greater saphenous vein stripping: Prevalence, severity, and relevance for modern practice

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 886-890

  Morrison, Charles ^b   Dalsing, Michael C ^a  

^a WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN STRIPPING;

EID: 0242660025     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00790-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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