9:31208. Lumbar nerve root palsy after adult spinal deformity surgery

Reinnervation of denervated lumbar ventr

Reinnervation of denervated lumbar ventral roots and their target muscle by thoracic spinal motoneurons via an implanted nerve autograft in adult rats after spinal cord injury

✍ Song Liu; Khadija Kadi; Nazaire Boisset; Catherine Lacroix; Gérard Said; Marc Ta 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 744 KB

Intraspinally implanting a nerve autograft (NAG) to promote axonal regeneration toward periphery was investigated as a surgical treatment for spinal cord injury in adult rats. Fifteen animals underwent a left hemisection of the spinal cord at T12 level and an intradural section of all ipsilateral lu