Structural and functional regeneration of muscle-related axons after transection and repair of the rat sciatic nerve using nonvascularized autologous fascia as a barrier between tibial and peroneal nerve fascicles

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 637-644

  Lutz, Barbara S ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aberrant reinnervation; Autologous fascia; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ABERRANT REINNERVATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS FASCIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINNERVATION; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FASCIA; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERONEAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 10844274822     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-861524     Document Type: Article

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