Vascularized nerve grafts: A review

Atlas of Hand Clinics

Volumn 10, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 101-124

  Terzis, Julia K ^a   Kostopoulos, Vasileios K ^a,b  

^a Microsurgical Research Center Norfolk   (United States)

^b ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; RADIAL NERVE; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURAL NERVE; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 15944395715     PISSN: 10823131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahc.2004.08.004     Document Type: Review

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