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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
A nerve guide made of a benzyl ester of hyaluronic acid (HYAFF11p75) was used to bridge 8 mm gaps in rat tibial nerves. Histologic observations indicated that this biomaterial provoked only a transient, modest inflammatory response, and the resorption rate was compatible with the nerve regeneration processes. Phagocytosis of the biomaterial began after neoangiogenesis and cell migration had taken place from both stumps into the nerve guide material. For comparison, the regeneration achieved was evaluated in nerve guides made of either HYAFF11p75 or Silastic, and in nerves repaired with the autograft technique. Recovery was assessed in vivo 90 days after implantation by measuring the nerve compound action potential (CAP) and conduction velocity (NCV) of the regenerated tibial nerve. The results demonstrate that the nerve guide tubes made of HYAFF11p75 were able to support and direct axonal growth, thereby suggesting a possible use for such biomaterial in the management of short nerve gaps in human pathology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0889-7190
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
M291-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Peripheral nerve regeneration through a novel bioresorbable nerve guide.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurophysiopathology, Fidia Research Laboratories, Abano Terme, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study