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Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves

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Axonal regeneration and possible neurosurgical reconstruction are described; some nerve suture types are shown.

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Matejčík, V., Haviarová, Z., Kuruc, R., Šteňo, A., Šteňo, J. (2019). Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves. In: Intraspinal Variations of Nerve Roots. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01686-9_4

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