Endoscopic technique for harvesting the intercostal nerve as a nerve graft: A feasibility preliminary study in cadavers

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-100

  Mohammad, Jamal A ^a   Hasaniyaand, Nahidh ^a   Shenaq, Saleh ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CADAVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE;

EID: 0344097281     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199901000-00016     Document Type: Article

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