Peripheral nerve regeneration: The resolution revolution

Peripheral nerve injury is common and results in great cost to the individual and society.1 Despite the innate potential for regeneration, healing following nerve injury is slow and often incomplete, resulting in life altering functional deficit.   Advances seen in tissue engineering approaches have to date failed to translate from preclinical models at a meaningful rate for patients, the bioengineered repair guides currently available do not adequately recreate the nerve repair cell niche.2 There is a need to further understand nerve repai r at the molecular and cellular level in order to improve outcomes for patients.
Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Correspondence and Communications Source Type: research