A practical approach to nerve grafting in the upper extremity

Atlas of Hand Clinics

Volumn 10, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 73-92

  Slutsky, David J ^a  

^a South Bay Hand Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAFT; BIOMECHANICS; DONOR; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; RADIAL NERVE; REINNERVATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCHWANN CELL; SKIN NERVE; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 15944391314     PISSN: 10823131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahc.2004.09.005     Document Type: Review

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