[An experimental study of the sciatic nerve injury by high voltage electricity in rabbits].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the pathological and myoelectric-physiological changes and the mechanism of the early postburn sciatic nerve injury by high voltage electricity in rabbits.


METHODS
Apparatus producing high electricity was established with a special-designed microrecorder of digital reserve. The electrical current values were determined by computer responsive analysis system with the concomitant determination of myoelectric-physiology and pathomorphology.


RESULTS
When the current was set to be 50 HZ, the average indentical resistance value of the nerve tissue was (5.99 +/- 0.88) k omega and the average current value was 83.5 mA/cm2. There exhibited different degrees of sciatic nerve injury when examined by myoelectric-physiological and pathophysiological measures.


CONCLUSIONS
Peripheral nerve could be injured by current of high voltage electricity.
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Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Shanghai Electrical Power Hospital, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China.
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Zhu
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D000818:Animals; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology