Wei Xiaoen 1 , Han Xicheng. 2
  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, People s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030012;;
Peripheral nerve defect; Autogenous nerve graft; Non-nerve graft
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A 0.6cm segment of right common peroneal nerve was resected in 60 SpragueDawley rats. The nerve defects were bridged by adhering the epineurium with autogenous nerve, vein, skeletal muscle, tendon and silastic tube. According to the kinds of the grafts used, the rats were divided into 5 groups. In 6 and 12 weeks after operation, the effect was assessed by motor nerve conduction velocity, weight of the anterior tibial muscle, number of distal axons and histological examination. It was demonstrated that the result from autogenous nerve graft was superior to other grafts in all aspects and that of the vein graft was better thanthe other three. The characteristics of the nerve regeneration and the process of maturation in different types of the grafts were discussed. The related microenvironment which caused the difference was also discussed.

Citation： Wei Xiaoen,Han Xicheng.. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF REPAIRING PERIPHERAL NERVE BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAFTS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996, 10(1): 12-15. doi: Copy