Force Characteristics of the Rat Sternomastoid Muscle Reinnervated with End-to-End Nerve Repair
Joint Authors
Source
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The goal of this study was to establish force data for the rat sternomastoid (SM) muscle after reinnervation with nerve end-to-end anastomosis (EEA), which could be used as a baseline for evaluating the efficacy of new reinnervation techniques.
The SM muscle on one side was paralyzed by transecting its nerve and then EEA was performed at different time points: immediate EEA, 1-month and 3-month delay EEA.
At the end of 3-month recovery period, the magnitude of functional recovery of the reinnervated SM muscle was evaluated by measuring muscle force and comparing with the force of the contralateral control muscle.
Our results demonstrated that the immediately reinnervated SM produced approximately 60% of the maximal tetanic force of the control.
The SM with delayed nerve repair yielded approximately 40% of the maximal force.
Suboptimal recovery of muscle force after EEA demonstrates the importance of developing alternative surgical techniques to treat muscle paralysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sobotka, Stanislaw& Mu, Liancai. 2011. Force Characteristics of the Rat Sternomastoid Muscle Reinnervated with End-to-End Nerve Repair. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sobotka, Stanislaw& Mu, Liancai. Force Characteristics of the Rat Sternomastoid Muscle Reinnervated with End-to-End Nerve Repair. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451752
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sobotka, Stanislaw& Mu, Liancai. Force Characteristics of the Rat Sternomastoid Muscle Reinnervated with End-to-End Nerve Repair. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451752
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451752