Effectiveness of a bioabsorbable conduit in the repair of peripheral nerves

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 959-962

  Aldini, N Nicoli ^b   Perego, G ^b   Cella, G D ^b   Maltarello, M C ^a   Fini, M ^b   Rocca, M ^b   Giardino, R ^b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Microsurgery; Nerve repair; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; CELLS; COPOLYMERS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PROSTHETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOABSORBABLE CONDUIT; HISTOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE REPAIR; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POLYLACTIC ACID;

BIOMATERIALS;

COPOLYMER; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; POLY(LACTIDE CO 6 CAPROLACTONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; THICKNESS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0001528249     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)84669-2     Document Type: Article

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