Anterior interosseous nerve transfer to the motor branch of the ulnar nerve: A case report

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 523-524

  DeSmet, Luc ^a  

^a UZ Pellenberg ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hand; Interosseous muscles; Intrinsic paralysis; Nerve transfer; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; OLECRANON FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

EID: 33645843326     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-005-0010-5     Document Type: Article

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