Functional and electrophysiological outcome after autogenous vein wrapping of primary repaired ulnar nerves

Microsurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 361-366

  Sadek, Ahmed F ^a   Fouly, Ezzat H ^a   Hamdy, Mona ^a  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGENOUS VEIN WRAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULNAR NERVE; VEIN SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PROCEDURES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903879504     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.22207     Document Type: Article

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