A Successful Neurotization of Two Different Muscles Using a Single Intact Motor Nerve Experimental Study on Rats

Balik O., MENDERES A.

ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.66, sa.2, ss.172-178, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/sap.0b013e3181db7763
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.172-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: reverse end to side, coaptation, nerve repair, end to side, neurotization of two different muscles using a single intact motor nerve, nerve microsurgery
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The development of microsurgical techniques and better understanding of nerve biology has resulted in significant improvement in the results of nerve repair. Some problems are still present. What would be the method of choice if 2 transected nerves were to be coapted and only one neighboring intact nerve was available? We performed neurotization of 2 different muscles by a single intact nerve, using only one nerve graft by reverse end-to-side coaptation that has already been introduced into the literature. We assessed the results histomorphologically and functionally. Twenty-four adult rats were used in the present study and equally divided into 4 groups.