Clinical evaluation of a hyaluronan-based gel following microsurgical reconstruction of peripheral nerves of the hand

Microsurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-7

  Atzei, Andrea ^a,d   Calcagni, Maurizio ^b   Breda, Bruno ^c   Fasolo, Giampaolo ^c   Pajardi, Giorgio ^b   Cugola, Landino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Dolo   (Italy)

^d Hand Surgery Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALOGLIDE; HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG SAFETY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GEL; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MICROSURGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; GELS; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 33846895449     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20299     Document Type: Article

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