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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2022

Use of aerobic treadmill exercises on nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Gustavo Santiago de Lima Figueiredo, Marcela Fernandes, Vinícius Neves Atti, Sandra Gomes Valente, Felipe Roth, Luis Renato Nakachima, João Baptista Gomes Dos Santos, Carlos Henrique Fernandes

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Gustavo Santiago de Lima FigueiredoMD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-7943
Marcela FernandesPhD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1646-6764
Vinícius Neves AttiMD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2683-548X
Sandra Gomes ValentePhD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-6715
Felipe RothMD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-8237
Luis Renato NakachimaPhD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1901-9820
João Baptista Gomes Dos SantosPhD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0199-6578
Carlos Henrique FernandesPhD. Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Division of Hand Surgery - Sao Paulo (SP), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0146-6091

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Abstract

purposeVarious postoperative protocols have been proposed to improve outcomes and accelerate nerve regeneration. Recently, the use of physical exercise in a post-surgical neurorraphy procedure has shown good results when started early. We experimentally investigated the hypothesis that post-operative exercise speeds up results and improves clinical and morphologic parameters.

methodsIsogenic rats were randomly divided into four groups: 1 SHAM; 2 SHAM submitted to the exercise protocol (EP); 3 Grafting of the sciatic nerve; and 4 Grafting of the sciatic nerve associated with the EP. The EP was based on aerobic activities with a treadmill, with a progressive increase in time and intensity during 6 weeks. The results were evaluated by the sciatic functional index (SFI), morphometric and morphologic analysis of nerve distal to the lesion, and the number of spinal cord motor neurons, positive to the marker Fluoro-Gold (FG), captured retrogradely through neurorraphy.

resultsFunctional analysis (SFI) did not show a statistical difference between the group grafted with (-50.94) and without exercise (-65.79) after 90 days. The motoneurons count (Spinal cord histology) also showed no diference between these groups (834.5 × 833 respectively). Although functionally there is no difference between these groups, morphometric study showed a greater density (53.62) and larger fibers (7.762) in GRAFT group. When comparing both operated groups with both SHAM groups, all values were much lower.

conclusionsThe experimental model that this aerobic treadmill exercises protocol did not modify nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve injury and repair with nerve graft.

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Nerve RegenerationPeripheral Nerve InjuriesPhysical Conditioning, AnimalSciatic NeuropathyAnimalsRatsRats, Inbred SHRSciatic Nerve

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PMCPMC9633008

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