Outcomes from nerve gap repair can be dependent upon the material used to restore
the discontinuity. To examine these differences we added contemporary control cohorts
to a national nerve registry. Based on scientific evidence and historical controls,
we hypothesized that processed nerve allografts would perform similar to nerve autograft
and significantly better than tube conduit.
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Clinical Paper Session 02: Nerve Repair/Regeneration
Friday, September 19, 2014 • 9:13–9:20 AM
Category: Treatment, Surgical Technique, Prognosis/Outcomes
Keyword: Hand and Wrist, Elbow and Forearm, Shoulder and Arm, Nerve
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