Prospective clinical study on digital nerve repair with collagen nerve conduits and review of literature

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 227-234

  Lohmeyer, Joern Andreas ^a,b   Kern, Yasmin ^a   Schmauss, Daniel ^a   Paprottka, Felix ^a   Stang, Felix ^c   Siemers, Frank ^c   Mailaender, Peter ^c   Machens, Hans Guenther ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b AGAPLESION Diakonieklinikum Hamburg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

collagen I conduit; digital nerve reconstruction; hand; nerve conduit; nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLAGEN 1 NERVE CONDUIT; DIGITAL NERVE LESION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE LESION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; FINGER; FINGER INJURIES; INNERVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COHORT STUDIES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DEBRIDEMENT; FINGER INJURIES; FINGERS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901240886     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1358788     Document Type: Article

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