Relationship between peripheral nerve decompression and gain of pedal sensibility and balance in patients with peripheral neuropathy

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-150

  Ducic, Ivica ^a,d   Taylor, Nathan S ^a   Dellon, A Lee ^b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Inst for Peripheral Nerve Surgery   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PHC Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Nerve decompression; Peripheral neuropathy; Sensibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT; HALLUX; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEG; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSATION; SENSIBILITY; STANDING;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SENSATION; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 33645055084     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000194246.18332.23     Document Type: Article

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