Free vascularized nerve grafts: an experimental study in the rabbit

Microsurgery. 1985;6(2):78-84. doi: 10.1002/micr.1920060205.

Abstract

An experimental animal model of a vascularized graft is presented as an alternative to recover faster function. The technique is described and the model compared to a conventional graft in the sciatic nerve of a rabbit. Results are evaluated with histological studies and quantified using a computer to measure the thickness of the myelin sheath as a correspondence factor of regeneration. Results showed a more favorable regeneration when a vascularized graft was used.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Vessels*
  • Microsurgery / methods
  • Nerve Regeneration
  • Peripheral Nerves / blood supply
  • Peripheral Nerves / transplantation*
  • Rabbits
  • Sciatic Nerve / injuries
  • Sciatic Nerve / surgery
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Vasa Nervorum*