Lenihan D V, Carter A J, Glasby M A
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, UK.
Br J Plast Surg. 1998 Jun;51(4):300-6. doi: 10.1054/bjps.1997.0178.
The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a microwave oven to produce denatured muscle grafts for the repair of 1 cm deficits in the rabbit peroneal nerve. Recovery of function was assessed after 6 months by electrophysiological and histological examination of the peroneal nerve and target muscles. The results were compared to normal rabbits and to a group whose nerves were repaired with freeze-thawed muscle grafts (FTMG). The results of this study showed that heating muscle in a microwave oven does produce a graft which may be used as an alternative to the FTMG. However, the technical difficulties in preparing a microwave muscle graft make the use of this technique in the clinical setting unlikely.
本研究的目的是评估使用微波炉制备变性肌肉移植物以修复兔腓总神经1厘米缺损的可行性。6个月后，通过对腓总神经和靶肌肉进行电生理和组织学检查来评估功能恢复情况。将结果与正常兔以及用冻融肌肉移植物（FTMG）修复神经的一组进行比较。本研究结果表明，在微波炉中加热肌肉确实能产生一种可替代FTMG的移植物。然而，制备微波肌肉移植物的技术难题使得该技术不太可能在临床环境中应用。
