Platelet-Rich Fibrin Conduits as an Alternative to Nerve Autografts for Peripheral Nerve Repair

J Reconstr Microsurg. 2017 Oct;33(8):549-556. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1603355. Epub 2017 May 22.

Authors

Felipe Roth¹, Marcela Fernandes², Sandra G Valente², João B G Santos¹, Rebeca Barros Furukawa¹, Carlos Henrique Fernandes², Vilnei M Leite¹, Flávio Faloppa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 28561191
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603355

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Autografts
Disease Models, Animal
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / pharmacology*
Guided Tissue Regeneration
Male
Nerve Regeneration / physiology*
Peripheral Nerve Injuries / surgery*
Platelet-Rich Fibrin
Rats
Rats, Inbred F344
Recovery of Function / physiology
Sciatic Nerve / physiopathology*
Transplantation, Autologous

Substances

Fibrin Tissue Adhesive