Protocol of a Nerve Neurotmesis Sciatic Repair using Polyvinyl Alcohol Biofilm in Wistar Rats

Background Animal models are commonly used to assess the efficacy of new materials to be employed in the surgical repair of a nerve injury. However, there is no published surgical repair protocol for sciatic nerve neurotmesis in rats.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ana Camila Nobre de Lacerda Brito, Maria Danielly Lima de Oliveira, César Augusto Souza de Andrade, Hélida Cristina Cirilo da Silva, Paulo César da Silva Queiroz, Sara Emanuely Veríssimo Santos, Wilayane Alves Martins, Estela Batista Santos, Romero Andion de Medeiros Sobrinho, Kalline Lourenço Ribeiro, Alberto Galdino da Silva Júnior, Sílvia Regina Arruda de Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023-12-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1742297
Description
Summary:Background Animal models are commonly used to assess the efficacy of new materials to be employed in the surgical repair of a nerve injury. However, there is no published surgical repair protocol for sciatic nerve neurotmesis in rats.
ISSN:0103-5355
2359-5922