While injured neurons regenerate their axons in the peripheral nervous system, it is well
recognized that functional recovery is frequently poor. Animal experiments in which injured …

As such, FPDs are reported as a leading cause of 45% of annual deaths in the United
States. 4 Hypertrophic scar (HSc) and keloids represent the dermal equivalents of FPD and …

Hypertrophic scar (HTS), a fibroproliferative disorder (FPD), complicates burn wound
healing. Although the pathogenesis is not understood, prolonged inflammation is a known …

Functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury and surgical repair declines with time and
distance because the injured neurons without target contacts (chronic axotomy) …

The human cutaneous sensory map has been a work in progress over the past century,
depicting sensory territories supplied by both the spinal and cranial nerves. Two critical …

Background: Current surgical management of obstetrical brachial plexus injury is primary
reconstruction with sural nerve grafts. Recently, the nerve-to-nerve transfer technique has …

BACKGROUND: Progressive atrophy of Schwann cells in denervated nerve stumps is a
major reason for progressive failure of functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury and …

The soleus sling has been recently identified as a site of compression of the tibial nerve
resulting in tibial neuropathy. Diagnosis of soleal sling syndrome is difficult, and has been …

Background Many North American medical schools have removed didactic surgical teaching
from the nonclinical years, and there has been a trend toward shortening surgical clerkships …

Background: Hepatic artery thrombosis represents a potentially fatal complication following
liver transplantation. Rates of hepatic artery thrombosis are significantly higher in children …