Early use of artificial sensibility in hand transplantation

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-111

  Lanzetta, Marco ^a   Perani, Daniela ^b,d   Anchisi, Davide ^b   Rosén, Birgitta ^c   Danna, Massimo ^d   Scifo, Paola ^d   Fazio, Ferruccio ^d,e   Lundborg, Göran ^c  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial sensibility; Brain plasticity; Cortical reorganisation; Hand amputation; Hand transplantation; Nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; GLOVE; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND PROSTHESIS; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 1942487399     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310310019860     Document Type: Article

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