title: Comparison of divided sciatic nerve growth within dermis, venous and nerve graft conduit in rat.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Considering the common origin of skin and peripheral nervous system, a tube of dermal layer of skin hypothetically can be an ideal conduit for nerve reconstruction. An experimental study performed to evaluate the nerve regeneration of efficacy into a dermal tube.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty male Wistar rats were used. A 10 mm gap was produced in right sciatic nerves. In group A the autogenous nerve grafts were used to bridge the defects. In group B vein conduit were use to reconstruct the gaps. In group C dermal tube were used to bridge the defects. Morphologic studies were carried out after 3 month.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The density of nerve fibers was significantly higher in autogenous nerve graft group. The efficacy of nerve growth into the dermal tube group was significantly poor in comparison to other groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the present study, dermis was used as the nerve conduit for the first time. This study indicates that the dermal tube is not a suitable conduit for nerve regeneration till further studies to resolve the problems before clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hazrat Fatemeh Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Javad
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fatemi
authors.forename: Kamal Seyed
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Foroutan
authors.forename: Abass Kazemi
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ashtiani
authors.forename: Maryam Jafari
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mansoori
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaghardoost
authors.forename: Sepehr
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pedram
authors.forename: Aidin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hosseinpolli
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rajabi
authors.forename: Seyed Jaber
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mousavi