Innovation in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration—Clinical Applications
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2018) | Viewed by 6371
Special Issue Editor
Interests: spinal oncology; metastatic spine disease; spinal cord injury; cervical myelopathy; complex cervical; reconstruction; degenerative cervical spine disease; minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery; peripheral nerve tumors; brachial plexus injuries; peripheral nerve injuries; nerve transfers for spinal cord injury
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Peripheral nerve injuries are a significant public health problem. Unfortunately, despite aggressive contemporary surgical management, recovery is often suboptimal. Clinical innovation, along with more widespread utilization of nerve transfers, have improved patient outcomes. Mechanisms to further improve clinical recovery remains at the forefront of peripheral nerve research. Work is underway investigating the use of exogenous growth factors, transient immunosuppression, and electrical stimulation. While these techniques have demonstrated tangible benefits, their practical widespread clinical application has not yet been realized. Translating the aggregate of exciting work being done in the lab will, no doubt, lead to the next paradigm shift in nerve regeneration and improved patient outcomes.
In this Special Issue, we will highlight advances in peripheral regeneration, focusing on bench to bedside techniques. We hope to include the spectrum of all innovative work being done—both clinical and basic science.
Dr. Wilson Zachary Ray
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Axonal regeneration
- Nerve transfers
- Functional recovery
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