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  • Title: Comparative study of microepineural suture, microepineural suture-aided CO2 laser, and laser only anastomoses in rat sciatic nerves.
    Author: Sarlak AY, Can C, Yüce E, Oba G.
    Journal: J Clin Laser Med Surg; 1994 Oct; 12(5):273-6. PubMed ID: 10150672.
    Abstract:
    The cut sciatic nerves of 33 rats were anastomosed by three different methods under the operation microscope; microepineural suture technique, CO2 laser technique, and laser-aided microepineural suture technique. On histologic examination at the end of 3 months postoperatively, in the CO2 laser and suture-aided CO2 laser groups, the degrees of inflammation, fibrosis, and Schwann cell vacuolar degeneration were significantly higher than in the microepineural suture anastomosis group. At the end of 3 months sciatic nerve function was absent in 3 of 11 rats anastomosed by only CO2 laser, however, sciatic nerve functions were found to be normal in the other two groups.
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