title: Clinical use of nerve conduits in peripheral-nerve repair: review of the literature.
abstract: The use of nerve conduits has evolved from a previous experimental idea to a clinical reality over the last ten years. An overview of the literature on the clinical use of nerve conduits in peripheral-nerve repair is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Coert
mesh_terms: D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials