Epineurial sheath tube (EST) technique: An experimental peripheral nerve repair model

Neurological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1010-1015

  Bozkurt, Ahmet ^a   Dunda, Sebastian E ^a   O'Dey, Dan Mon ^a   Brook, Gary A ^b   Suschek, Christoph V ^a   Pallua, Norbert ^a  

^a Burn Center   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal model; Epineurium; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPINEURAL SHEATH TUBE TECHNIQUE; EVALUATION; GEL; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIATIC NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUBE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 84555203808     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132811Y.0000000029     Document Type: Article

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