The amnion muscle combined graft (AMCG) conduits: A new alternative in the repair of wide substance loss of peripheral nerves

Microsurgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 616-622

  Riccio, Michele ^a   Pangrazi, Pier Paolo ^a   Parodi, Pier Camillo ^b   Vaienti, Luca ^c   Marchesini, Andrea ^a   Neuendorf, Alexander D ^a   Bottegoni, Carlo ^a   Tos, Pierluigi ^d   Geuna, Stefano ^e  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMNION; AMNION MUSCLE COMBINED GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DONOR SITE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE GRAFT; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE LESION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WRIST; WRIST INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; INJURIES; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PROCEDURES; SURGICALLY CREATED STRUCTURE; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMNION; COHORT STUDIES; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICALLY-CREATED STRUCTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907864784     PISSN: 07381085     EISSN: 10982752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/micr.22306     Document Type: Article

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