Limb transplantation and targeted reinnervation: A practical comparison

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-68

  Agnew, Sonya Paisley ^a   Ko, Jason ^a   De La Garza, Mauricio ^a   Kuiken, Todd ^b   Dumanian, Gregory ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

comparison; limb transplantation; targeted reinnervation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TRANSPLANTATION;

AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84856261418     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1281522     Document Type: Article

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