Decellularization techniques and their applications for the repair and regeneration of the nervous system

MJ Buckenmeyer, TJ Meder, TA Prest, BN Brown - Methods, 2020 - Elsevier
A variety of surgical and non-surgical approaches have been used to address the impacts of
nervous system injuries, which can lead to either impairment or a complete loss of function …

Major peripheral nerve injuries

J Isaacs - Hand clinics, 2013 - hand.theclinics.com
Despite decades of advancements in peripheral nerve research, the treatment of major
peripheral nerve injuries remains challenging. These injuries can be devastating to patients …

Sensory outcomes after reconstruction of lingual and inferior alveolar nerve discontinuities using processed nerve allograft—a case series

JR Zuniga - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose The present study describes the results of using a processed nerve allograft,
Avance Nerve Graft, as an extracellular matrix scaffold for the reconstruction of lingual nerve …

Nerve conduits for peripheral nerve surgery

A Pabari, H Lloyd-Hughes, AM Seifalian… - Plastic and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Autologous nerve grafts are the current criterion standard for repair of peripheral nerve
injuries when the transected nerve ends are not amenable to primary end-to-end …

Single injection of a novel nerve growth factor coacervate improves structural and functional regeneration after sciatic nerve injury in adult rats

R Li, J Wu, Z Lin, MR Nangle, Y Li, P Cai, D Liu… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The prototypical neurotrophin, nerve growth factor (NGF), plays an important role in the
development and maintenance of many neurons in both the central and peripheral nervous …

Minimally invasive corneal neurotization with acellular nerve allograft: surgical technique and clinical outcomes

IM Leyngold, MT Yen, J Tian… - Ophthalmic Plastic & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To describe a minimally invasive surgical technique and its clinical outcomes with
the use of acellular nerve allograft to re-establish corneal sensibility in patients with …

Preliminary results of recurrent cubital tunnel syndrome treated with neurolysis and porcine extracellular matrix nerve wrap

LK Papatheodorou, BG Williams… - The Journal of hand …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the clinical results of revision neurolysis and wrapping with porcine
extracellular matrix (AxoGuard Nerve Protector, AxoGen Inc., Alachua, FL) for cubital tunnel …

Behavioral and cellular consequences of high-electrode count Utah Arrays chronically implanted in rat sciatic nerve

HAC Wark, KS Mathews, RA Normann… - Journal of neural …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Before peripheral nerve electrodes can be used for the restoration of sensory and
motor functions in patients with neurological disorders, the behavioral and histological …

Protective effect of biodegradable nerve conduit against peripheral nerve adhesion after neurolysis

K Shintani, T Uemura, K Takamatsu, T Yokoi… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Peripheral nerve adhesion caused by extraneural and intraneural scar
formation after neurolysis leads to nerve dysfunction. The authors previously developed a …

Clinical outcomes following neurolysis and porcine collagen extracellular matrix wrapping of scarred nerves in revision carpal tunnel decompression

R Imran, S George, R Jose, C Shirley… - Journal of Plastic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scar tether after primary nerve decompression can impair physiological nerve glide and
vascularity of the nerve. Revision decompression in the setting of neurostenalgia should …