Direct Spinal Ventral Root Repair following Avulsion: Effectiveness of a New Heterologous Fibrin Sealant on Motoneuron Survival and Regeneration

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Motor function recovery up to 12 weeks after lesion (0 = preoperative). (a) Graph of the duration of contact of a paw with the glass plate in a step cycle (seconds). (b) Graph of the surface area of the complete print (cm³). (c) Graph of the peroneal nerve functional index. Observe the significantly improvement of motor performance in the fibrin sealant reimplanted groups compared to VRA Only from the first week after lesion until the twelfth week. A significant restoration of weight-bearing capacity following avulsion and reimplantation with the fibrin sealants is also observed. Values are expressed as the ratio IL/CL (ipsi/contralateral sides) pressure exerted by the paw on the CatWalk platform. .

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