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J Reconstr Microsurg 1984; 1(2): 95-101
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007060
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© 1984 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Comparison of Blood Flow in Free Vascularized Versus Nonvascularized Nerve Grafts

Curtis R. Settergren, Michael B. Wood
  • Mayo Medical School, and Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota
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Accepted for publication 1984

Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The present study was undertaken to compare blood flow between conventional nerve grafts and surgically revascularized grafts. Paired comparisons of blood flow data between a 10 cm segment of vascularized nerve graft and a 10 cm segment of conventional nerve graft in a canine model established that blood flow in the nonvascularized grafts was significantly greater (p<0.001) than that in the paired vascularized grafts. The rationale for difficult and time-consuming vascularized nerve grafting procedures may therefore not be warranted.

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