1999
Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration through a Vein Graft across a Gap
Pu L, Syed S, Reid M, Patwa H, Goldstein J, Forman D, Thomson J, Haven N. Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on Nerve Regeneration through a Vein Graft across a Gap. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1999, 104: 1379-1385. PMID: 10513921, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199910000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factorMotor conduction velocityVein graftsGroup IGroup IIGroup IIISciatic nerveSensory testingConduction velocityMean motor conduction velocityGrowth factorRat sciatic nerve modelRight sciatic nervePeripheral nerve injuryAutogenous vein graftsSprague-Dawley ratsGroup I animalsSciatic nerve modelGroup II animalsRegeneration of nervesAssociated morbidityElectrophysiologic testingNerve injurySensory recoveryNerve grafts
1997
Transferring Vascular Territories from One Axial Pattern Flap to Another: A Comparison of Delay Procedures
Zink J, Syed S, Zahir K, Thomson J, Restifo R. Transferring Vascular Territories from One Axial Pattern Flap to Another: A Comparison of Delay Procedures. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1997, 38: 385-387. PMID: 9111899, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199704000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral thoracic arteryDominant pedicleThoracic arteryVascular territoriesMusculocutaneous perforatorsGroup IGroup IIISprague-Dawley ratsAxial pattern flapLateral thoracic flapIliolumbar arteryFlap survivalAdjacent vascular territoriesRat modelIliac branchGroup IIAnimal's dorsumControl groupDorsal flapLateral borderVascular sourceArteryFlapPerforatorsPedicle