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The enhancement of nerve regeneration using growth factors: a brief review
1Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants
|December 9, 1994
Abstract:
The management of peripheral nerve injuries continues to challenge the surgeon. Despite advances in surgical technique, return of normal function is uncommon after the repair of a transected nerve. It is now possible to enhance the process of nerve regeneration in animals using growth factors carried in silicone nerve guides. In this article the biological process of nerve regeneration is described and contemporary research involving the use of growth factor implants to facilitate nerve regeneration is reviewed.