Effect of the Number of Sutures on Nerve Repair: A Mechanical, Functional and Morphometric Study of Tibial Nerve Regeneration in Wistar Rats

Background: Nerve repair with microsurgical techniques is the gold standard and the most widely used surgical treatment for nerve reconstruction. However, the optimum number of microsutures for approximation of nerve ends has not been investigated thoroughly, as the focus of previous studies has bee...

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Main Authors: Shayan Abdollah Zadegan, Masoumeh Firouzi, Reza Erfanian, Mohammad Hossein Nabian, Leila Oriady Zanjani, Reza Shahryar Kamrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma
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Online Access:https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/99