Title :
Electrophysiology studies of motor nerve function recovery after using “pre-degenerated” nerve graft-correlation with histology
Author :
Lao, J. ; Hung, L.K. ; Kwong, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
fDate :
28 Oct-1 Nov 1998
Abstract :
In this research, we used electrophysiology method, which is tetanic tension and twitch tension to examine the peripheral motor nerve regeneration after using “pre-degenerated” nerve graft. At the same time, we compared the histology of the regenerated nerve. We found that the recovered muscle´s tetanic tension and twitch tension were very sensitive. The results of the electrophysiology correlated used with the results of histology. We concluded that the tetanic tension and twitch tension accurately expressed the motor nerve regeneration
Keywords :
electromyography; neurophysiology; surgery; electrophysiology studies; flexor index sublimus muscle; histology correlation; motor nerve function recovery; peripheral motor nerve regeneration; pre-degenerated nerve graft; tetanic tension; twitch tension; Anatomy; Animals; Electrodes; Hospitals; Image analysis; Muscles; Nerve fibers; Orthopedic surgery; Rats; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5164-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.745115