Peripheral nerve grafts: the relationship of axonal growth cone and biomechanical properties.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Cat sciatic nerves containing 2 and 4 cm nerve grafts were subjected to tensile testing with the finding that a significant decrease in force at failure occurs at the distal suture line at a time after surgery that is graft length dependent. Tritiated labeling of regenerating axons and qualitative electromyography demonstrated that this effect was unrelated to the leading edge of the axonal growth cone, but temporally related to the functional reinnervation of denervated muscle.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Osterman, AL; Bednar, JM; Bora, FW; Pleasure, DE; Urbaniak, JR
Published Date
- March 1, 1986
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 11 / 2
Start / End Page
- 189 - 195
PubMed ID
- 2420862
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0363-5023
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0363-5023(86)80049-1
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States