Efficacy of the end-to-side neurorrhaphies with epineural window and partial donor neurectomy in peripheral nerve repair: An experimental study in rats

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 031-038

  Liu, Hai Fei ^a,b   Chen, Zeng Gan ^b   Shen, Hai Min ^c   Zhang, Han ^a   Zhang, Jian ^b   Lineaweaver, William C ^d   Zhang, Feng ^b,e  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUADONG HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JMS Burn and Reconstructive Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

end to side neurorrhaphy; epineurial window; neurectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; END TO SIDE NEURORRHAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURECTOMY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INNERVATION; LEWIS RAT; MYELIN SHEATH; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERONEAL NERVE; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW;

EID: 84928944765     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1382263     Document Type: Article

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