Arterial bridging for repair of peripheral nerve gap : a comparative study

A new experimental model was designed in which the regeneration of rat femoral nerve across a 8 mm excised gap was investigated after insertion of the distal and proximal stumps into the anatomically and functionally intact femoral artery (AIAB). This model was compared with groups of free artery an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 1993-01, Vol.121 (3-4), p.181-186
Main Authors: CATALTEPE, O, ÖZCAN, O. E, ONUR, R, DEMIRHAN, B, RUACAN, S, ERBENGI, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anastomosis, Surgical - methods
Animals
Arteries - pathology
Arteries - transplantation
Axons - pathology
Axons - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction
Femoral Artery - transplantation
Femoral Nerve - pathology
Femoral Nerve - surgery
Medical sciences
Microsurgery - methods
Nerve Regeneration - physiology
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Peripheral Nerves - pathology
Peripheral Nerves - surgery
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Synaptic Transmission - physiology
Wound Healing
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A new experimental model was designed in which the regeneration of rat femoral nerve across a 8 mm excised gap was investigated after insertion of the distal and proximal stumps into the anatomically and functionally intact femoral artery (AIAB). This model was compared with groups of free artery and autologous nerve grafting. After a period of 12 weeks, a histological and electrophysiological analysis was carried out, which demonstrated that the AIAB and autologous nerve grafting group had a significantly higher percentage of regeneration compared with the free artery-graft group. The nerve regeneration and intraneural vascular reconstruction that occurred within AIAB group were more successful than those that occurred in the artery and nerve-grafting groups.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/BF01809272