title: The Role of Current Techniques and Concepts in Peripheral Nerve Repair.
abstract: Patients with peripheral nerve injuries, especially severe injury, often face poor nerve regeneration and incomplete functional recovery, even after surgical nerve repair. This review summarizes treatment options of peripheral nerve injuries with current techniques and concepts and reviews developments in research and clinical application of these therapies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bergmannstrost Halle, 06112 Halle, Germany; Clinic for Hand Surgery, Rhön-Klinikum AG, 97616 Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Houschyar
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Momeni
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pyles
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Orthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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authors.lastname: Maan
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 4040 Linz, Austria.
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authors.lastname: Duscher
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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authors.affiliation: Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bergmannstrost Halle, 06112 Halle, Germany.
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authors.lastname: Siemers
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Hand Surgery, Rhön-Klinikum AG, 97616 Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany.
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authors.lastname: van Schoonhoven