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J Reconstr Microsurg 1986; 2(4): 229-232
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007027
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Comparison of the Pattern of Early Revascularization of Conventional Versus Vascularized Nerve Grafts in the Canine

Renae Lind, Michael B. Wood
  • Mayo Medical School and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
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Accepted for publication 1986

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Blood flow to both conventional and vascularized canine saphenous nerve grafts was quantitated at two, 24, and 72 hours postoperatively, using radionuclide-labeled microspheres. For all time periods vascularized nerve grafts demonstrated adequate blood flow equal to or exceeding normal nerve controls. In contrast, conventional nerve grafts exhibited no significant fascicular revascularization in the first 24 hours, and only one of three dogs demonstrated adequate blood flow by three days postoperative.