Schematic diagrams of surgical procedures producing chronic denervation of gastrocnemius muscle in the right hind limb of rats.
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posted on 2013-11-07, 03:56 authored by Qing Tian Li, Pei Xun Zhang, Xiao Feng Yin, Na Han, Yu Hui Kou, Jiu Xu Deng, Bao Guo Jiang(A) Group 1- immediate tibial nerve repair. (B) Group 2- delayed tibial nerve repair with sensory nerve protection from the sural nerve in reverse end-to-side neurorrhaphy. (C) Group 3- delayed tibial nerve repair with mixed nerve protection from the peroneal nerve in reverse end-to-side neurorrhaphy. (D) Group 4- delayed tibial nerve repair without nerve protection. (TN: tibial nerve; PN: peroneal nerve; SN: sural nerve; GM: gastrocnemius muscle).
