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7634654

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
314
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Peripheral nerve trunks are viscoelastic tissues with unique mechanical characteristics. Tensile strength, which includes elastic limit and mechanical failure, concerns surgeons. This study shows that measurements of the load necessary to achieve certain elongations on specimens outside the body do not correspond with in situ measurements. The necessary load is influenced by the presence or absence of branches and by the amount of fibrosis. Because of transverse contraction, elongation beyond a certain limit substantially decreases intrafascicular volume, leading to increased intrafascicular pressure. Stress relaxation is effective only if the nerve repair site is maintained under constant tension. Its beneficial effect disappears after 10 minutes if the repaired nerve is returned to a relaxed state. Therefore, tension at the repair site should be minimized.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
76-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanical properties of peripheral nerves.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review