The clinical use of artificial nerve conduits for digital nerve repair: A prospective cohort study and literature review

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-61

  Lohmeyer, Jörn A ^a,b   Siemers, Frank ^a   Machens, Hans Günther ^a,b   Mailänder, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Collagen; Digital nerve; Nerve reconstruction; Nerve tube

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NERVE CONDUIT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIGITAL NERVE REPAIR; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE LESION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBULIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FINGERS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149380325     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103505     Document Type: Article

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