Sural nerve defects after nerve biopsy or nerve transfer as a sensory regeneration model for peripheral nerve conduit implantation
Radtke C, Kocsis J, Reimers K, Allmeling C, Vogt P. Sural nerve defects after nerve biopsy or nerve transfer as a sensory regeneration model for peripheral nerve conduit implantation. Medical Hypotheses 2013, 81: 500-502. PMID: 23867139, DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConduit implantationNerve repairNerve biopsyNerve injurySural nerveAxonal regenerationNerve defectsAcute peripheral nerve injuryHuman nerve injurySural nerve graftRecovery of sensationPeripheral nerve injuryVon Frey filamentsExtent of injuryNerve graft harvestingCold allodyniaMajor morbidityNerve transferNerve stumpNerve graftsNeuroma formationNerve lengthDigital nerveGraft harvestingAutograft treatment