Biomechanics and Histology of Intact and Repaired Digital Nerves: An In Vitro Study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-482

  Goldberg, Steven H ^a   Jobin, Charles M ^a   Hayes, Austin G ^a   Gardner, Tom ^a   Rosenwasser, Melvin P ^a   Strauch, Robert J ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; digital nerve; epineural; histology; rehabilitation; repair; tension

Indexed keywords

NYLON;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NERVE; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SUTURE; NERVE TRANSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RIGIDITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULNAR NERVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33947574974     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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