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Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures
Facial palsy (FP) is a debilitating nerve pathology. Cross Face Nerve Grafting (CFNG) describes a surgical technique that uses nerve grafts to reanimate the paralyzed face. The sural nerve has been shown to be a reliable nerve graft with little donor side morbidity. Therefore, we aimed to investigat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10380239/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37510742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12144627 |
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author | Kehrer, Andreas Hollmann, Katharina S. Klein, Silvan M. Anker, Alexandra M. Tamm, Ernst R. Prantl, Lukas Engelmann, Simon Knoedler, Samuel Knoedler, Leonard Ruewe, Marc |
author_facet | Kehrer, Andreas Hollmann, Katharina S. Klein, Silvan M. Anker, Alexandra M. Tamm, Ernst R. Prantl, Lukas Engelmann, Simon Knoedler, Samuel Knoedler, Leonard Ruewe, Marc |
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description | Facial palsy (FP) is a debilitating nerve pathology. Cross Face Nerve Grafting (CFNG) describes a surgical technique that uses nerve grafts to reanimate the paralyzed face. The sural nerve has been shown to be a reliable nerve graft with little donor side morbidity. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the microanatomy of the sural nerve. Biopsies were obtained from 15 FP patients who underwent CFNG using sural nerve grafts. Histological cross-sections were fixated, stained with PPD, and digitized. Histomorphometry and a validated software-based axon quantification were conducted. The median age of the operated patients was 37 years (5–62 years). There was a significant difference in axonal capacity decrease towards the periphery when comparing proximal vs. distal biopsies (p = 0.047), while the side of nerve harvest showed no significant differences in nerve caliber (proximal p = 0.253, distal p = 0.506) and axonal capacity for proximal and distal biopsies (proximal p = 0.414, distal p = 0.922). Age did not correlate with axonal capacity (proximal: R = −0.201, p = 0.603; distal: R = 0.317, p = 0.292). These novel insights into the microanatomy of the sural nerve may help refine CFNG techniques and individualize FP patient treatment plans, ultimately improving overall patient outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-103802392023-07-29 Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures Kehrer, Andreas Hollmann, Katharina S. Klein, Silvan M. Anker, Alexandra M. Tamm, Ernst R. Prantl, Lukas Engelmann, Simon Knoedler, Samuel Knoedler, Leonard Ruewe, Marc J Clin Med Article Facial palsy (FP) is a debilitating nerve pathology. Cross Face Nerve Grafting (CFNG) describes a surgical technique that uses nerve grafts to reanimate the paralyzed face. The sural nerve has been shown to be a reliable nerve graft with little donor side morbidity. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the microanatomy of the sural nerve. Biopsies were obtained from 15 FP patients who underwent CFNG using sural nerve grafts. Histological cross-sections were fixated, stained with PPD, and digitized. Histomorphometry and a validated software-based axon quantification were conducted. The median age of the operated patients was 37 years (5–62 years). There was a significant difference in axonal capacity decrease towards the periphery when comparing proximal vs. distal biopsies (p = 0.047), while the side of nerve harvest showed no significant differences in nerve caliber (proximal p = 0.253, distal p = 0.506) and axonal capacity for proximal and distal biopsies (proximal p = 0.414, distal p = 0.922). Age did not correlate with axonal capacity (proximal: R = −0.201, p = 0.603; distal: R = 0.317, p = 0.292). These novel insights into the microanatomy of the sural nerve may help refine CFNG techniques and individualize FP patient treatment plans, ultimately improving overall patient outcomes. MDPI 2023-07-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10380239/ /pubmed/37510742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12144627 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kehrer, Andreas Hollmann, Katharina S. Klein, Silvan M. Anker, Alexandra M. Tamm, Ernst R. Prantl, Lukas Engelmann, Simon Knoedler, Samuel Knoedler, Leonard Ruewe, Marc Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures |
title | Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures |
title_full | Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures |
title_fullStr | Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures |
title_full_unstemmed | Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures |
title_short | Histomorphometry of the Sural Nerve for Use as a CFNG in Facial Reanimation Procedures |
title_sort | histomorphometry of the sural nerve for use as a cfng in facial reanimation procedures |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10380239/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37510742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12144627 |
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