Photochemical Tissue Bonding: A Promising Technique for Peripheral Nerve Repair

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-170

  Meek, Marcel ^a  

^a BERNHOVEN HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANIMAL MODEL; AUTOMUTILATION; EDITORIAL; NEODYMIUM LASER; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE SUTURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHOTOCHEMICAL TISSUE BONDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 51049099773     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.02.029     Document Type: Editorial

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