Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 1993 , Vol 3 , Num 2
THE EFFECTS OF PERKPHERAL NERVE EXPANSION TO THE NERVE (AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDY)
Saffet Tüzgen1, Oğuz ÇETİNKALE4, Ali BELGE5, Çiçek BAYINDIR3, Meral KIZILTAN2
1İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji, Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
2İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
3İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
4İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Plastik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
5İ.Ü. Veteriner Fakültesi,İstanbul
There is still some problems about repairing peripheral nerve defects by grafting. Severall studies, which show that peripheral nerves can be elongated by tissue expansion technique have been reported although the effects of this expansion to the nerve have not been perfectly investigated. In this study, we examined canine sciatic nerve which is elongated with baloon technique, histologically and electrophysiologically. Anahtar Kelimeler : Peripheral nerve repairing, nerve expansion