Assessment of processed porcine extracellular matrix as a protective barrier in a rabbit nerve wrap model

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Kokkalis, Zinon T ^a   Pu, Cunfeng ^b   Small, George A ^b   Weiser, Robert W ^a   Venouziou, Aaron I ^a   Sotereanos, Dean G ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; nerve wrap; recurrent nerve compression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPLANT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOLOGY; MATERIAL COATING; MYELINATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SOFT TISSUE; SWINE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RABBITS; RECURRENCE; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SWINE;

EID: 78650793150     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1267379     Document Type: Article

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