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Free vascularized nerve grafts: An experimental study in the rabbit
Author(s) -
Restrepo Yolanda,
Merle Michel,
Michon Jacques,
Folliguet Bernard,
Barrat Edouard
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920060205
Subject(s) - medicine , regeneration (biology) , sciatic nerve , rabbit (cipher) , microsurgery , myelin , experimental animal , lagomorpha , animal model , surgery , peripheral nerve , anatomy , central nervous system , statistics , mathematics , biology , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology
An experimental animal model of a vascularized graft is presented as an alternative to recover faster function. The technique is described and the model compared to a conventional graft in the sciatic nerve of a rabbit. Results are evaluated with histological studies and quantified using a computer to measure the thickness of the myelin sheath as a correspondence factor of regeneration. Results showed a more favorable regeneration when a vascularized graft was used.