Vibrotactile detection thresholds for chest skin of amputees following targeted reinnervation surgery

Brain Research

Volumn 1251, Issue , 2009, Pages 121-129

  Schultz, Aimee E ^a,b   Marasco, Paul D ^a   Kuiken, Todd A ^a,b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; Psychophysics; Sensory; Targeted reinnervation; Threshold; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STIMULATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; THORAX; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMPS; AMPUTEES; ARM; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; THORAX; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 58149378141     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.039     Document Type: Article

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