Reorganization of a Spinal Motoneuron Nucleus following Autologous Nerve Graft in the Rat

Autologous nerve grafts are steadily regarded as the method of choice for bridging the nerve gaps resulting after peripheral nerve lesions with substance defects. Microsurgical techniques and the perineurial suture of corresponding fascicles have improved the functional results following peripheral nerve graft. However, regeneration success is often disappointing, despite the most thorough techni...