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Research advancements on nerve guide conduits for nerve injury repair

  • Shoushuai Wang , Xinggui Wen , Zheyuan Fan , Xiangdong Ding , Qianqian Wang , Zhongling Liu and Wei Yu EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: March 25, 2024
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Abstract

Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is one of the most serious causes of disability and loss of work capacity of younger individuals. Although PNS has a certain degree of regeneration, there are still challenges like disordered growth, neuroma formation, and incomplete regeneration. Regarding the management of PNI, conventional methods such as surgery, pharmacotherapy, and rehabilitative therapy. Treatment strategies vary depending on the severity of the injury. While for the long nerve defect, autologous nerve grafting is commonly recognized as the preferred surgical approach. Nevertheless, due to lack of donor sources, neurological deficits and the low regeneration efficiency of grafted nerves, nerve guide conduits (NGCs) are recognized as a future promising technology in recent years. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current treatments for PNI, and discusses NGCs from different perspectives, such as material, design, fabrication process, and composite function.


Corresponding author: Wei Yu, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, 126 Xiantai Street, Changchun City 130033, Jilin Province, China, E-mail:

Funding source: Norman Bethune Program of Jilin University

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2022B08

Funding source: Jilin Province Health Talent Special Project

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2022SCZ11

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge Xinggui Wen (Jilin University, Changchun, China) for the preliminary work and summary of this article.

  1. Research ethics: Not applicable.

  2. Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Research funding: Jilin Province health talent special project [2022SCZ11] and Norman Bethune Program of Jilin University [2022B08].

  5. Data availability: Not applicable.

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Received: 2023-08-23
Accepted: 2023-11-19
Published Online: 2024-03-25
Published in Print: 2024-08-27

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