ABSTRACT
A comparative study using 32P-labeling techniques on Schwann cell and skeletal muscle metabolism after repair
of divided rat sciatic nerve by anastomosis with either microneurosurgical sutures
or fibrinogen tissue adhesive shows no significant difference between the two repair
modes. The successful measurement of functional muscle regeneration in the experimental
study of nerve repair techniques is still hampered by the absence of definitive functional
and physiologic criteria, despite an apparent normal anatomic restitution of the muscle.
