ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2025
Nerve Tape Is an Effective Tool for Small Nerve Repair.
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- Behavioral recovery and motor reinnervation outcomes after peripheral nerve transection with microsuture or Nerve Tape repair.Journal of neuroscience methods · 2026Article
- Conservative Safety Assessment of a Nitinol Microhook Coaptation Device on Intact Nerve.Muscle & nerve · 2026Article
- Biomechanical Evaluation of a Novel Sutureless Hydrogel Device for Peripheral Nerve Repair.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Transforming healthcare through in-body bioelectronic systems.Nature communications · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Microsuture (MS) neurorrhaphy is the standard for repairing small-diameter nerves, but functional recovery is suboptimal due to technical challenges. Nerve Tape (NT), a sutureless nerve repair device, is designed to make nerve coaptation simple and precise. Here, we assess NT on the 1-mm rat sciatic nerve as a model of digital and small sensory nerves. Methods: Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats underwent sciatic nerve transection and repair with either NT (n = 12) or MSs (9-0) (n = 12). Outcome measures included sciatic functional index, muscle morphology, muscle contraction force, and nerve histomorphometry. Results: At 3 months, NT integrity was maintained for all subjects. The mean muscle girth and mass ratio for the MS group were 80.9% ± 7% and 58.4% ± 5.8% and for the NT group were 80.7% ± 9.2% and 62.4% ± 9.7%, respectively. The mean twitch and tetanic muscle forces following MS repairs were 513.39 ± 102 g and 704.97 ± 103 g versus 561.8 ± 88 g and 676.88 ± 122 g, respectively, following NT repairs. The mean sciatic functional index for MS and NT groups preoperatively, 1 day, and at 3 months were 22 ± 11, -85 ± 69, and -76 ± 52 versus 17 ± 8, -98 ± 82, and -88 ± 50, respectively. Distal axon counts were 23,183 ± 11,579 for the MS group and 25,973 ± 16,155 for the NT group. Average Conclusions: NT achieved similar nerve regeneration and functional outcomes as microsuturing.
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