title: Adhesion formation after nerve repair: an experimental study of early protected mobilization in the rabbit.
abstract: The common peroneal nerve and its surrounding muscles were cut and repaired in 14 rabbits. The injured limb was then either immobilized for 3 weeks or passively mobilized within a "safety range" every day. At 3 weeks after operation, the "stretch test" and "peel test" showed no difference in the biomechanical features of the adhesions between the nerve repair and the surrounding soft tissues.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.
authors: W Y
authors: WY
authors: Ip
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Shibata
authors: F H
authors: FH
authors: Tang
authors: A F
authors: AF
authors: Mak
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Chow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004434:Early Ambulation; D006614:Hindlimb; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D015915:Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011817:Rabbits; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control