title: Advances in peripheral nerve repair.
abstract: The basic tenets of peripheral nerve repair as outlined in the introduction remain valid. Advances in the field of peripheral nerve repair have become focused on enhancement of the rate, completeness, and accuracy of neural regeneration on a cellular and molecular level. It is hoped that, within the next decade, techniques that have shown promise experimentally will become mainstays of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Watchmaker
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mackinnon
mesh_terms: D017629:Gap Junctions; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*