The possible role of regenerating axons in pain persistence after brachial plexus grafting

Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 532-536

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a,b   Ghizoni, Marcos Flávio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE REGENERATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349295634     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.20788     Document Type: Article

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