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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Experimental Methods to Simulate and Evaluate Postsurgical Peripheral Nerve Scarring.

Alessandro Crosio, Giulia Ronchi, Benedetta Elena Fornasari, Simonetta Odella, Stefania Raimondo, Pierluigi Tos

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro CrosioUO Microchirurgia e Chirurgia della Mano, Ospedale Gaetano Pini, Piazza Andrea Ferrari 1, 20122 Milano, Italy.
Giulia RonchiDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
Benedetta Elena FornasariDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9446-5914
Simonetta OdellaUO Microchirurgia e Chirurgia della Mano, Ospedale Gaetano Pini, Piazza Andrea Ferrari 1, 20122 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3900-1927
Stefania RaimondoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8907-473X
Pierluigi TosUO Microchirurgia e Chirurgia della Mano, Ospedale Gaetano Pini, Piazza Andrea Ferrari 1, 20122 Milano, Italy.
Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini · ITNeuroscience Institute · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a consequence of trauma or surgical interventions on peripheral nerves, scar tissue can form, interfering with the capacity of the nerve to regenerate properly. Scar tissue may also lead to traction neuropathies, with functional dysfunction and pain for the patient. The search for effective antiadhesion products to prevent scar tissue formation has, therefore, become an important clinical challenge. In this review, we perform extensive research on the PubMed database, retrieving experimental papers on the prevention of peripheral nerve scarring. Different parameters have been considered and discussed, including the animal and nerve models used and the experimental methods employed to simulate and evaluate scar formation. An overview of the different types of antiadhesion devices and strategies investigated in experimental models is also provided. To successfully evaluate the efficacy of new antiscarring agents, it is necessary to have reliable animal models mimicking the complications of peripheral nerve scarring and also standard and quantitative parameters to evaluate perineural scars. So far, there are no standardized methods used in experimental research, and it is, therefore, difficult to compare the results of the different antiadhesion devices.

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animal modelsantiadhesion devicesperipheral nerve regenerationscar tissue

Identifiers

PMID33920209
PMCPMC8070420
OpenAlexW3153805267

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