Controlling axonal regeneration with acellular nerve allograft limits neuroma formation in peripheral nerve transection: An experimental study in a swine model.
Journal
Microsurgery
ISSN: 1098-2752
Titre abrégé: Microsurgery
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8309230
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2022
Sep 2022
Historique:
revised:
06
06
2022
received:
24
01
2022
accepted:
14
07
2022
pubmed:
5
8
2022
medline:
9
9
2022
entrez:
4
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Symptomatic neuromata are a common indication for revision surgery following amputation. Previously described treatments, including traction neurectomy, nerve transposition, targeted muscle re-innervation, and nerve capping, have provided inconsistent results or are technically challenging. Prior research using acellular nerve allografts (ANA) has shown controlled termination of axonal regrowth in long grafts. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of a long ANA to prevent neuroma formation following transection of a peripheral nerve in a swine model. Twenty-two adult female Yucatan miniature swine (Sus scrofa; 4-6 months, 15-25 kg) were assigned to control (ulnar nerve transection only, n = 10), treatment (ulnar transection and coaptation of 50 mm ANA, n = 10), or donor (n = 2) groups. Nerves harvested from donor group animals were treated to create the ANA. After 20 weeks, the transected nerves including any neuroma or graft were harvested. Both qualitative (nerve architecture, axonal sprouting) and quantitative histologic analyses (myelinated axon number, cross sectional area of nerve tissue) were performed. Qualitative histologic analysis of control specimens revealed robust axon growth into dense scar tissue. In contrast, the treatment group revealed dwindling axons in the terminal tissue, consistent with attenuated neuroma formation. Quantitative analysis revealed a significantly decreased number of myelinated axons in the treatment group (1232 ± 540) compared to the control group (44,380 ± 7204) (p < .0001). Cross sectional area of nerve tissue was significantly smaller in treatment group (2.83 ± 1.53 mm Aberrant axonal growth is controlled to termination with coaptation of a 50 mm ANA in a swine model of nerve injury. These early results suggest further investigation of this technique to prevent and/or treat neuroma formation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Symptomatic neuromata are a common indication for revision surgery following amputation. Previously described treatments, including traction neurectomy, nerve transposition, targeted muscle re-innervation, and nerve capping, have provided inconsistent results or are technically challenging. Prior research using acellular nerve allografts (ANA) has shown controlled termination of axonal regrowth in long grafts. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of a long ANA to prevent neuroma formation following transection of a peripheral nerve in a swine model.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
Twenty-two adult female Yucatan miniature swine (Sus scrofa; 4-6 months, 15-25 kg) were assigned to control (ulnar nerve transection only, n = 10), treatment (ulnar transection and coaptation of 50 mm ANA, n = 10), or donor (n = 2) groups. Nerves harvested from donor group animals were treated to create the ANA. After 20 weeks, the transected nerves including any neuroma or graft were harvested. Both qualitative (nerve architecture, axonal sprouting) and quantitative histologic analyses (myelinated axon number, cross sectional area of nerve tissue) were performed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Qualitative histologic analysis of control specimens revealed robust axon growth into dense scar tissue. In contrast, the treatment group revealed dwindling axons in the terminal tissue, consistent with attenuated neuroma formation. Quantitative analysis revealed a significantly decreased number of myelinated axons in the treatment group (1232 ± 540) compared to the control group (44,380 ± 7204) (p < .0001). Cross sectional area of nerve tissue was significantly smaller in treatment group (2.83 ± 1.53 mm
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Aberrant axonal growth is controlled to termination with coaptation of a 50 mm ANA in a swine model of nerve injury. These early results suggest further investigation of this technique to prevent and/or treat neuroma formation.
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Langues
eng
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