Peripheral Nerve Revascularization: A Current Literature Review

Timothy J. Best; Susan E. Mackinnon

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1006587

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Table of Contents

J Reconstr Microsurg 1994; 10(3): 193-204
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006587

CLINICAL REVIEW

Peripheral Nerve Revascularization: A Current Literature Review

Timothy J. Best, Susan E. Mackinnon

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The revascularization of peripheral nerve grafts is reviewed in detail. The endoneurial vasculature is examined and noted to be anatomically dissimilar to a conventional capillary bed although, physiologically, it must subserve similar metabolic functions. Autografts, allografts, and xenografts are considered, as is the effect of graft caliber. The clinical implications for vascularized nerve grafting are discussed.

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