Topic: Advancing Peripheral Nerve Repair
A Special Issue of Plastic and Aesthetic Research
ISSN 2349-6150 (Online) 2347-9264 (Print)
Submission deadline: 20 May 2023
Guest Editor(s)
Dr. Alison K. Snyder-Warwick
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Dr. Aaron M. Dingle
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, MI, USA.
Special Issue Introduction
From crush injuries to extremity amputation, peripheral nerve injuries occur frequently and carry the burden of significant morbidity that impacts both the individual and society. The current gold standard treatment for neurotmesis is neurorrhaphy or nerve graft using microsurgical end-to-end coaptation, with as few sutures and as little tension as possible. Despite microsurgical advances and decades of experimental interventions, clinical outcomes following peripheral nerve repair remain suboptimal.
Our goal with this Special Issue is to identify key aspects of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration research which have the greatest potential for clinical translation. We also aim to identify potential limitations preventing clinical translation of promising therapies. This Special Issue aims to present major recent developments and future trends to improve peripheral nerve repair and augment peripheral nerve regeneration to serve a broad range of patients. Areas to be covered include, but are not limited to:
● Clinical results demonstrating improved outcomes;
● Novel surgical tools or techniques impacting nerve repair and amputation;
● Improved assessment tools and models for clinical assessment;
● Large animal pre-clinical studies;
● Novel drug/device development to enhance nerve regeneration;
● Novel assistive devices to improve rehabilitation or function.
Our goal with this Special Issue is to identify key aspects of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration research which have the greatest potential for clinical translation. We also aim to identify potential limitations preventing clinical translation of promising therapies. This Special Issue aims to present major recent developments and future trends to improve peripheral nerve repair and augment peripheral nerve regeneration to serve a broad range of patients. Areas to be covered include, but are not limited to:
● Clinical results demonstrating improved outcomes;
● Novel surgical tools or techniques impacting nerve repair and amputation;
● Improved assessment tools and models for clinical assessment;
● Large animal pre-clinical studies;
● Novel drug/device development to enhance nerve regeneration;
● Novel assistive devices to improve rehabilitation or function.
Keywords
Nerve, peripheral neve, nerve injury, nerve regeneration, nerve research, nerve graft growth factors, neurotmesis, neurorrhaphy, functional recovery, microsurgery, neuromuscular junction, Schwann cells
Submission Deadline
20 May 2023
Submission Information
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Submission Deadline: 20 May 2023
Contacts: Frida Wang, Assistant Editor, Frida@parjournal.net
