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Peripheral nerve regeneration: A study of surgical and biological techniques to enhance functional regeneration
DownloadFall 2009
Unlike the central nervous system, axonal regeneration does occur in the peripheral nervous system, however, despite this, functional recovery from nerve transection injury remains dismal. This has been attributed to factors intrinsic to the motor or sensory cell body and to elements in the...
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Sensory Nerve Injuries: Advances in Diagnosis and Novel Therapy to Enhance Sensory Recovery in Humans
DownloadFall 2013
The unique difference between central and peripheral nervous systems is that regeneration actually occurs in the periphery. However, the functional recovery after surgical repair is highly variable and return to pre-injury state despite surgical advances is rare. When specifically looking at...