Neurotube® for facial nerve repair

Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 268-271

  Navissano, Massimo ^a,b   Malan, Fabrizio ^a   Carnino, Riccardo ^a   Battiston, Bruno ^a  

^a Traumatological Center   (Italy)

^b CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; IMPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ADULT; FACIAL NERVE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 22144486647     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20128     Document Type: Article

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