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Scar Prevention in Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Fraser W. Saunders
Fraser W. Saunders*
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
*
Division of Neurological Surgery, Queen's University, Douglas III, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
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Constriction of a peripheral nerve may precipitate a primary problem or prevent recovery from a pre-existing one. Any surgical technique to minimize subsequent constrictive scar formation would be advantageous. In this study, using rat femoral nerves, various modes of protection were evaluated. Wrapping the nerve with free fat seemed to offer the best prophylaxis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1980 , pp. 221 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1980

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