Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 12 , Pages 1302-1308 , December 2007

Peripheral nerve repair by means of a flexible biodegradable glass fibre wrap: A comparison with microsurgical epineurial repair

  • L.A. Jeans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Ninewells hospital, Ninewells Avenue, Dundee DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Flat 1, 289 Castlemilk Road, Glasgow G44 4LE, Scotland, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 7886088200; fax: +44 1382 425 644.
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  • T. Gilchrist

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Giltech Ltd, 12 North Harbour Estate, Ayr KA8 8BN, Scotland, United Kingdom
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  • D. Healy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Giltech Ltd, 12 North Harbour Estate, Ayr KA8 8BN, Scotland, United Kingdom

Received 13 February 2006 ,Accepted 20 June 2006.

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☆ Presented at BAPS Winter meeting 2005.

PII: S1748-6815(06)00471-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.06.014

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 12 , Pages 1302-1308 , December 2007

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