Functional outcome and health status of injured patients with peripheral nerve lesions

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 540-543

  Intiso, Domenico ^a   Grimaldi, Giuseppina ^b   Russo, Mario ^a   Maruzzi, Giuseppe ^a   Basciani, Mario ^a   Fiore, Pietro ^b   Zarrelli, Michele ^a   Di Rienzo, Filomena ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Injured patients; Outcome; Peripheral nerve lesions; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; FRACTURE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950021918     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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