Vascularized nerve grafts for lower extremity nerve reconstruction

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-176

  Terzis, Julia K ^a   Kostopoulos, Vasileios K ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower extremity; Nerve grafts; Reconstruction; Vascularized

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERONEUS NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERONEAL NERVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649101413     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181a5742     Document Type: Article

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