Preliminary study on nerve regeneration through an autologous venous tube |
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Authors: | J Pirenne G Degiovanni A M Severyns L Simar G Lejeune |
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Institution: | Université de Liège, Laboratoire de Chirurgie Expérimentale, Tour de Pathologie, Liège. |
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Abstract: | Large posttraumatic defects in the peripheral nervous system bring up serious problems to the surgeon. There is no definitive answer yet. The authors present a model for nervous regeneration studies; venous autograft was used to bridge defects in a divided rat sciatic nerve; the venous tube guided the regenerating axons towards the distal stump over up to 1.9 cm length. Preliminary studies about nervous regeneration stimulation with autologous Schwann cells are discussed. |
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