title: Nerve repair using a polyglactin tube and nerve graft: an experimental study in the rabbit.
abstract: Defects in a sectioned tibial nerve were bridged by a new method using a polyglactin mesh-tube and compared with conventional nerve grafting in the rabbit. The capability of healing was evaluated by morphometrical observations and repeated EMG-recordings. Only minor differences between the two different techniques were observed and the possible advantage of the polyglactin method is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004576:Electromyography; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D011108:Polymers; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D011098:Polyglactin 910