A comparison of epineurial and perineurial sutures for the repair of a divided rat sciatic nerve.
Whether epineurial or perineurial nerve repair is superior remains debatable. This paper describes a controlled trial comparing these suture techniques. Both have identical results.
Otolaryngology Unit, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
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Murray
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Willins
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Mountain
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D009757:Nylons; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
D009757:Nylons; D011098:Polyglactin 910