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Immediate versus delayed primary nerve repair in the rabbit sciatic nerve.

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: It is well known that peripheral nerve injury should be treated immediately in the clinic, but in some instances, repair can be delayed. This study investigated the effects of immediate versus delayed (3 days after injury) neurorrhaphy on repair of transected sciatic nerve in New Zealand rabbits using stereological, histomorphological and biomechanical methods. At 8 weeks after immediate and delayed neurorrhaphy, axon number and area in the sciatic nerve, myelin sheath and epineurium thickness, Schwann cell morphology, and the mechanical property of nerve fibers did not differ obviously. These results indicate that delayed neurorrhaphy do not produce any deleterious effect on sciatic nerve repair.

Source: PubMed Central

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.36.006

Authors: Ahmet Piskin, Berrin Zühal Altunkaynak, Atilla Çitlak, Hicabi Sezgin, Ozgür Yazιcι, Süleyman Kaplan

Institutions: Ondokuz Mayıs University, Giresun University

Language: English

Topic: Nerve injury and regeneration

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1605773257

FWCI: 0.12

Cites: 1

Cited by: 8

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