Abstract
Nerve gaps up to 3 cm in length can be reconstructed in the human with a bioabsorbable nerve conduit; however, nerve gaps greater than 3 cm have not been reconstructible in animal models unless a neurotrophic factor, like cultured Schwann cells, was added to the nerve conduit. It is the purpose of this article to present the result of human nerve regeneration across a 4-cm nerve gap in the median nerve at the wrist when a slice of autogenous normal nerve was placed into the middle of a bioabsorbable nerve conduit.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-315 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Hand Surgery |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- Conduit
- Schwann cell
- nerve
- nerve growth factor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine