TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Contribution of Electrostimulation on Nerve Regeneration in Rabbits with Experimentally Induced Sciatic Nerve Injury
AU - , Omer Besalti AU - , Y. Sinan Sirin AU - , Irem Ergin AU - , Taylan Onyay AU - , Ece Unlu 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SP  - 206
EP  - 209
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.206.209
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.206.209
KW  - Sciatic nerve injury
KW  -electrical stimulation
KW  -electrophysiology
KW  -rabbit
KW  -regeneration
KW  -electrostimulation
AB  - The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on nerve regeneration in sciatic crush injury model in rabbits. Sixteen New Zealand male rabbits, allocated into two equal groups were used in the study. All rabbits were anaesthetized, their sciatic nerves were exposed and crush injury was induced with Bulldog clamps. Distal motor nerve latency, Compound Muscle Action Potential recorded by the distal part of crush point (dCMAP), Compound Muscle Action Potential recorded by the proximal part of crush point (pCMAP) was recorded and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) was estimated before and just after the crush injury. Electrical stimulation was performed for 90 times every day for 3 weeks. At the 21<SUP>st</SUP> day all rabbits were anaesthetized and their sciatic nerves were exposed and the same electrophysiological examination was carried out respectively. Distal motor nerve latency, dCMAP, pCMAP and NCV were not significantly different between groups (p&gt;0.05). In conclusion, our study did not support the idea that was about performing electrical stimulation to injured nerves could increase regeneration. However, the higher amplitude of dCMAP in the experiment  group  at  the  end  of  the  study can be accepted as a positive point for electrostimulation on nerve injury.
ER  -