Low-power laser biostimulation enhances nerve repair after end-to-side neurorrhaphy: A double-blind randomized study in the rat median nerve model

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-65

  Gigo Benato, D ^a   Geuna, S ^a   De Castro Rodrigues, A ^b   Tos, P ^c   Fornaro, M ^a   Boux, E ^c   Battiston, B ^c   Giacobini Robecchi, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO SAGRADO CORAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c CTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

808 nm; 905 nm; End to side neurorrhaphy; Low power laser biostimulation; Nerve repair; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE MASS; MYELINATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; LASERS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE REGENERATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 4444366067     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-004-0300-3     Document Type: Article

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