Nerve repair: Toward a sutureless approach

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 585-595

  Barton, Matthew J ^a   Morley, John W ^b,c   Stoodley, Marcus A ^d   Lauto, Antonio ^b,c   Mahns, David A ^b,c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Lasers; Nerve conduits; Peripheral nerve repair; Photochemical tissue bonding; Sutures

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; CYANOACRYLATE; DYE; FIBRIN; POLITEF; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE CAPROLACTONE; SILICONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABUMIN SOLDER LASER WELDING; ALLOGRAFT; AUTOGRAFT; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; EPINEURAL SHEATH REPAIR; FIBROSIS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LASER; LASER TISSUE WELDING; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NONABSORBABLE SUTURE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHOTOCHEMICAL TISSUE BONDING; PRION DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURELESS TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL INJURY; VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; SUTURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SUTURES;

EID: 84907177385     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-014-0559-1     Document Type: Review

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