Nerve repair by denatured muscle autografts promotes sustained sensory recovery in leprosy

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-224

  Pereira, J H ^a   Palande, D D ^a,b   Narayanakumar, T S ^a,b   Subramanian, A S ^a,b   Gschmeissner, S ^a,c   Wilkinson, M ^a,d  

^a JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Sacred Heart Leprosy Centre   (India)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FREEZE THAWING; HAND; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; LIMB; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULCER; WRIST INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WRIST;

EID: 39749162198     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B2.19586     Document Type: Article

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