2013
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
1997
Spinal Cord Repair: Progress Towards a Daunting Goal
Waxman S, Kocsis J. Spinal Cord Repair: Progress Towards a Daunting Goal. The Neuroscientist 1997, 3: 263-269. DOI: 10.1177/107385849700300414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal cord repairSpinal cordHuman spinal cord injuryUse of neurotrophinsSpinal cord injuryMyelin-forming glial cellsSpinal cord tractsFunctional recoveryNerve graftsAnatomical repairCord injuryGlial cellsAnimal modelsWhite matterGray matterClinical goalsCordInjuryPartial restorationRepairDaunting goalTransplantationNeurotrophinsGraftCNS