Reinnervation of the paralyzed diaphragm: Application of nerve surgery techniques following unilateral phrenic nerve injury

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 191-197

  Kaufman, Matthew R ^a,b   Elkwood, Andrew I ^a   Rose, Michael I ^a   Patel, Tushar ^a   Ashinoff, Russell ^a   Saad, Adam ^b   Caccavale, Robert ^c   Bocage, Jean Philippe ^c   Cole, Jeffrey ^d   Soriano, Aida ^e   Fein, Ed ^f  

^a Institute for Advanced Reconstruction   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Thoracic Group   (United States)

^d KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^e Somerset Pulmonary/Critical Care Asthma and Sleep Center   (United States)

^f ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROLYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNIFFING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 79960408012     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2765     Document Type: Article

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