title: A model for monitoring nerve blood flow during expansion by laser Doppler flowmetry in the rabbit.
abstract: A new model is described for monitoring nerve blood flow during expansion by laser Doppler flowmetry. Rabbit sciatic nerve is gradually expanded with a custom-made spherical expander, while nerve blood flow is monitored by laser Doppler flow output. This model provides a valid method of controlling nerve blood flow during expansion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: van der Wey
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Polder
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hoogbergen
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Spauwen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011817:Rabbits; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply*; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices