The incidence of symptomatic neuroma in amputation and neurorrhaphy patients

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1330-1334

  Van Der Avoort, D J J C ^a   Hovius, S E R ^a   Selles, R W ^a   Van Neck, J W ^a   Coert, J H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amputation; Incidence; Neuroma; Neurorrhaphy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROMA; NEURORRHAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AMPUTATION; INCIDENCE; NEUROMA; NEURORRHAPHY;

AMPUTATION; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84883655724     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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