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Use of Polytetrafluorinated Ethylene Compound in Peripheral Nerve GraftingAn Experimental Study
Dale H. Rice, MD;
Fernando D. Burstein, MD;
Anita Newman, MD
Arch Otolaryngol. 1985;111(4):259-261.
Abstract
The suitability of polytetrafluorinated ethylene compound (Gore-tex) tubing in peripheral nerve grafting was studied using a rat sciatic nerve model. Thick-walled (0.36 mm) tubing was compared with thin-walled tubing (17 mm). Thin-walled tubing gave a favorable functional and microscopic result in five of seven animals, while thick-walled tubing gave a favorable graft result in three of six animals. The results achieved with the thin-walled tubing were comparable to those achieved using nerve grafts and vein interposition grafts.
(Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:259-261)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Dr Rice), and the Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine (Drs Burstein and Newman).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 6, 1984.
Read before the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Palm Beach, Fla, May 12, 1984.
Reprint requests to Center for Health Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery, Center for the Health Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Dr Burstein).
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