End-to-side neurorrhaphy with and without perineurium

OBJECTIVE: We compared end-to-side neurorraphy with and without the perineural sheath. METHOD: Twenty rats were used. The peroneal nerve was sectioned and the distal end was sutured to the lateral face of the tibial nerve. We removed the perineural sheath only on the right side, but not on the left...

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Main Authors: Fausto Viterbo, Evandro Teixeira, Katsumae Hoshino, Carlos Roberto Padovani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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