Comparative Study of Neuroma Formation in the Rat Sciatic Nerve after CO2 Laser and Scalpel Neurectomy

1 September 1983

journal article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery

Vol. 13 (3) , 287-294
https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198309000-00013

Abstract

Recent reports have suggested that peripheral neurectomy with the CO2 laser may be effective in preventing subsequent neuroma formation. To study this

Keywords

RATS
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
LIGHT MICROSCOPY
AXON