Nerve allograft transplantation for functional restoration of the upper extremity: Case series

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-247

  Elkwood, Andrew I ^a,b   Holland, Neil R ^b,c,d   Arbes, Spiros M ^b,e   Rose, Michael I ^a,b   Kaufman, Matthew R ^a,b   Ashinoff, Russell L ^a,b   Parikh, Mona A ^a   Patel, Tushar R ^a,b  

^a Plastic Surgery Center   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Neurology Specialists of Monmouth County   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Hypertension and Nephrology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Nerve allograft; Nerve transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; COTRIMOXAZOLE; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955388702     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/107902611X12972448729521     Document Type: Article

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