Follow-up study after replantation of the forearm and nerves resuture

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 301-305

  Cruz Martinez, A ^a   Arpa, J ^b  

^a Hospital La Luz   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axon reflexes; Electromyography; Motor units estimate; Nerve conduction; Nerve resuture; Replantation; Single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LIMB REPLANTATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROPATHY; REFLEX; SKIN STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPLANTATION;

EID: 4444243944     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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