Digital nerve reconstruction with the bioabsorbable neurotube

Rivista Italiana di Chirurgia Plastica

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 125-128

  Laroas, G ^a   Battiston, B ^a   Sard, A ^a   Ferrero, M ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^b,c,d,e  

^a CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Inst for Peripheral Nerve Surgery   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nerve graft; Nerve injury; Neurotube ; Sensory re education

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; DIGITAL NERVE; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042685855     PISSN: 03912221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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