Modern surgical management of peripheral nerve gap

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1941-1948

  Pabari, Amit ^a,b   Yang, Shi Yu ^b   Seifalian, Alexander M ^b   Mosahebi, Ash ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autologous nerve grafts; Nanotechnology; Nerve conduits; Nerve injury; Nerve regeneration; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; NANOCOMPOSITE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE;

ALLOGRAFT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; END TO SIDE CO APTATION; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AXONS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; NERVE TRANSFER; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 78650414767     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.12.010     Document Type: Review

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