| Autor: |
Lenihan DV; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, UK., Carter AJ, Glasby MA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
British journal of plastic surgery [Br J Plast Surg] 1998 Jun; Vol. 51 (4), pp. 300-6. |
| DOI: |
10.1054/bjps.1997.0178 |
| Abstrakt: |
The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a microwave oven to produce denatured muscle grafts for the repair of 1 cm deficits in the rabbit peroneal nerve. Recovery of function was assessed after 6 months by electrophysiological and histological examination of the peroneal nerve and target muscles. The results were compared to normal rabbits and to a group whose nerves were repaired with freeze-thawed muscle grafts (FTMG). The results of this study showed that heating muscle in a microwave oven does produce a graft which may be used as an alternative to the FTMG. However, the technical difficulties in preparing a microwave muscle graft make the use of this technique in the clinical setting unlikely. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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