Rehabilitation Following Motor Nerve Transfers

Hand Clinics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-423

  Novak, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTOR NERVE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TRANSFER; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 53349127286     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.06.001     Document Type: Review

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