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Polyglycolic Acid Suture in Peripheral Nerve: An Electron Microscopic Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Alan R. Hudson ,
Juan M. Bilbao  and
Daniel Hunter
Alan R. Hudson*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
Juan M. Bilbao
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
Daniel Hunter
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
*
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Victoria and Queen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The aim of this experiment was to investigate the reaction of peripheral nerve tissue to a synthetic absorbable suture material. Polyglycolic acid suture material was placed within the sciatic nerve of rats and the absorption of the material was investigated by means of electron photomicrographs. It was concluded that placement of polyglycolic acid into the peculiar environment of endoneurial tissues results in minimal scarring and in minimal disturbance of the surrounding nerve fibers. The material was progressively absorbed with minimal disturbance of intrafascicular structures.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 17 - 21
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1975

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