CHU Xiaofeng 1 , RUAN Hongjiang 2 , LIU Junjian 3 , FAN Cunyi 2
  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, Weihaiwei People’s Hospital, Weihai Shandong, 264200, P.R.China;;
  • 2Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University;;
  • 3Department of Orthopaedics, Tenth People’s Hospital of Tongji University;
Sciatic nerve; End-to-end neurorrhaphy; Nerve regeneration; Electroneurophysiology; Rat
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Objective To discuss the effect of sciatic never repair at different angles on the neural regeneration in rats. Methods Seventy-two male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into groups A, B, C, and D with 18 rats in each group. The right sciatic nerve was transected at 30, 45, 60, and 90° in groups A, B, C, and D, respectively, and then was repaired. The morphologic assessment of nerve regeneration was performed by gross observation, the wet weight recovery rate
of gastrocnemius, histological and ultrastructural observations at 1, 2, and 3 months after operation. Results Three months later, the wet weight recovery rate of gastrocnemius, motor nerve conduction velocity and action potential of sciatic nerve, axonal diameter, medullary sheath thickness, and medullated nerve fiber counting in groups A and B were significantly better than those in groups C and D (P  lt; 0.01); but no significant difference was found between group A and group B (P  gt; 0.05), and between group C and group D (P  gt; 0.05). Conclusion End-to-end neurorrhaphy at 30-45° can effectively promote the sciatic nerve regeneration in rats.

Citation： CHU Xiaofeng,RUAN Hongjiang,LIU Junjian,FAN Cunyi. HISTOLOGICAL STUDY ON SCIATIC NEVER REPAIR AT DIFFERENT ANGLES IN RATS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011, 25(5): 587-590. doi: Copy