Correlation between different methods of gait functional evaluation in rats with ischiatic nerve crushing injuries;Correlação entre diferentes métodos de avaliação funcional da marcha de ratos com lesão por esmagamento do nervo isquiático

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 285-289

  Gasparini, Andréa Licre Pessina ^a,b   Barbieri, Cláudio Henrique ^b   Mazzer, Nilton ^b  

^a USP ^*  (Brazil)

^b USP

Author keywords

Evaluation; Regeneration; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

EID: 39649106586     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-78522007000500011     Document Type: Article

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