Nerve grafts prevent paraplegic pressure ulcers

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-253

  Viterbo, Fausto ^a,b   Ripari, Wagner Targa ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

End to side; Intercostals; Nerve grafts; Paraplegic; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER FILLING; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE GRAFT; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD LESION; SURAL NERVE;

AGED; BUTTOCKS; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRANSFER; PARAPLEGIA; PRESSURE ULCER; SCIATIC NERVE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 47149113837     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078692     Document Type: Article

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