Injury to the human median and ulnar nerves in the forearm - Analysis of costs for treatment and rehabilitation of 69 patients in southern Sweden

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-39

  Rosberg, Hans Eric ^a,b   Carlsson, K S ^a,b   Hojgard S ^a,b   Lindgren, B ^a,b   Lundborg, G ^a,b   Dahlin, L B ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost; Epidemiology; Forearm; Median nerve; Nerve injury; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LACERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NERVE INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; SWEDEN; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; REHABILITATION; SWEDEN; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 11244287149     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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