Abstract
Various types of lasers have already been tested as a substitute for sutures in microsurgical peripheral nerve anastomoses (Almquist et al. 1984; Fischer et al. 1985; Ulrich et al. 1986). In a histological evaluation of experiments using this technique, the 1.32 μm Nd:YAG laser has been found to be suitable but not appreciably superior to epineurial suture alone (Schober et al. 1988). It was advocated to use the 1.32 μm Nd:YAG laser with its inherent property of precise coagulation in peripheral nerve transplantation, a procedure where so far laser application has been restricted to the milliwatt CO2 laser (Richmond 1986). In this report we give an account of some ultrastructural features pertinent to the outcome of regeneration in such an experimental design. A final evaluation must await the conclusion of a larger experimental series, technical details of which are described in another contribution to this volume (Ulrich et al.).
This research was supported by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, FRG.
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Schober, R., Ulrich, F., Sander, T. (1990). Some Ultrastructural Aspects of Regeneration in 1.32 μm Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Peripheral Nerve Transplantation. In: Samii, M. (eds) Peripheral Nerve Lesions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75611-5_26
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