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Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Volume 37, 2003 - Issue 3
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SENSORY RECOVERY AFTER HAND REIMPLANTATION: A CLINICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY IN HUMANS

Mikael Wiberg Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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Anita Hazari Department of Anatomy Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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Christina Ljungberg Department of Clinical Neurophysiology Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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Kurt Pettersson Blond McIndoe Centre Royal Free and University College Medical School London UK
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Clas Backman Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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Erik Nordh Department of Anatomy Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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Olga Kwast-Rabben Department of Clinical Neurophysiology Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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Giorgio Terenghi Blond McIndoe Centre Royal Free and University College Medical School London UK
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Pages 163-173 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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