Functional recovery following an end to side Neurorrhaphy of the accessory nerve to the suprascapular nerve: Case report

Hand

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-317

  Ray, Wilson Z ^a   Kasukurthi, Rahul ^a   Yee, Andrew ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Collateral sprouting; End to side; Neurorrhaphy; Neurotization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955654748     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-009-9242-3     Document Type: Article

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