Nerve Reconstruction in the Hand and Upper Extremity

Clinics in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 643-660

  Boyd, Kirsty U ^a   Nimigan, André S ^b   Mackinnon, Susan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b The Medical Centre   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Nerve reconstruction; Surgical management; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ACELLULARIZED NERVE ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE FUNCTION; ARM AMPUTATION; ARM MALFORMATION; AUTOGENOUS NERVE GRAFT; BODY POSTURE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; C5 C6 NERVE ROOT INJURY; ELBOW; END TO SIDE NEURORRHAPHY; EXTENSION; FINGER; FLEXION; HAND SURGERY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; MOTOR NERVE TRANSFER; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CONDUIT; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE GAP; NERVE INJURY; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; REFLEX; REVERSE END TO SIDE TRANSFER; REVIEW; SEGMENTAL NERVE LOSS; SENSORY NERVE INJURY; SENSORY NERVE TRANSFER; SHOULDER; SPINE DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULNAR NERVE INJURY; WRIST;

HAND; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSFER; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 80054935684     PISSN: 00941298     EISSN: 15580504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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