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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME
Volume 33E, Issue 4, Pages 488-493Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1753193408090401
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nerve regeneration; mesenchymal stem cells transplantation; transplantation; autologous; microsurgery; treatment outcome
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The purpose of this non-randomised retrospective study was to compare nerve regeneration after reconnection with silicone tubes with two different strategies. A total of 44 patients with injured median or ulnar nerves in the forearm were surgically treated. In one group of patients, a silicone tube alone was placed in the nerve gap. In a second group, the silicone tube was filled with autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells obtained by aspiration from the iliac crest. Motor function, sensation and the effect of pain on function were assessed I year after surgery. The tubes filled with bone marrow cells showed better recovery than the empty tubes. The use of bone marrow mononuclear cells in addition to tube re-connection may promote better nerve regeneration than conventional tubular repair.
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