Salvage of Sensation in a Hallux-to-Thumb Transfer by Nerve Tube Reconstruction

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1495-1498

  Dellon, A Lee ^a   Maloney Jr , Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

nerve conduit; nerve repair; sensory re education; Toe transfer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOOT SURGERY; HALLUX; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SENSATION; THUMB RECONSTRUCTION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERONEAL NERVE; RADIAL NERVE; SALVAGE THERAPY; THUMB; TOES;

EID: 33751093351     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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