Biodegradable Cuff an Adjunct to Peripheral Nerve Repair: A Study in Dogs.

Abstract

This study on repair of peripheral nerves has demonstrated the following: (a) the biodegradable cuff is readily placed with conventional surgical armamentarium; (b) tissue tolerance to the cuff is high; (c) fibrosis around the nerve is less with use of the cuff; (d) exact microscopic nerve alignment is difficult to achieve even with magnification and nerve conductive techniques; (e) no increase in conductivity could be demonstrated utilizing the cuff; (f) the inside cuff diameter to nerve diameter does not appear to be optimally 2 to 1 utilizing these biodegradable cuffs; (g) the development of better methods of evaluating peripheral nerve responses is needed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044491

Entities

People

  • Duane E. Cutright
  • James S. Garrison
  • Robert L. Reid

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Cells
  • Connective Tissue
  • Copolymers
  • Degradation
  • Diameters
  • Electrodes
  • Fibrosis
  • Health Services
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Lactic Acid
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Surgery
  • United States

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