Changes of the donor nerve in end-to-side neurorrhaphies with epineurial window and partial neurectomy: A long-term evaluation in the rat model

Microsurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-144

  Liu, Hai Fei ^a,b   Chen, Zeng Gan ^a   Fang, Tao Lin ^a,c   Arnold, Peter ^c   Lineaweaver, William C ^d   Zhang, Jian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERONEAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; TIBIAL NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893868609     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.22167     Document Type: Article

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