Neurosensory Re-education following Gender-affirming Phalloplasty: A Novel Treatment Protocol
Background:. Sensory nerve transfers are performed as part of phalloplasty surgery. Despite this, sensory re-education to rehabilitate these nerve transfers has not been employed. Additionally, little attention has been paid to the role of the central nervous system in experienced sensation followin...
Main Authors: | Blair R. Peters, MD, Alvin A. Annen, MD, Jens U. Berli, MD, Sandra Gallagher, PT, Caitlin Smigelski, PT, Lorna H. Kahn, PT, Hales E. Skelton, BA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2022-10-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004616 |
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