Nerve Transfers

Hand Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 571-577

  Wong, A H ^a,b   Pianta, T J ^a   Mastella, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor; Nerve transfers; Peripheral nerve; Reconstruction; Sensory

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TRANSFER; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 84867965415     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: 15581969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2012.08.007     Document Type: Review

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