CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2020; 53(02): 298-300
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716430
Ideas and Innovations

A Novel Technique in Fibrin Gluing of Intercostal Nerves: Splint and Weld

Prem Singh Bhandari
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Brij Lal Superspecialty Hospital, Haldwani, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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Abstract

Splint and weld technique ensures a sound coaptation of intercostal and musculocutaneous nerves with minimal introduction of synthetic suture through the neural tissue.



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29. August 2020

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