The Effects of pH Gradients on the Action of Procaine and Lidocaine in Intact and Desheathed Sciatic Nerves. GEORGE E. STROBEL AND C. PAUL BIANC1II 1 The Effects of pH Gradients on the Uptake and Distribution of C14-Procaine and Lidocaine in Intact and Desheathed Sciatic Nerve Trunks. GEORGE E. STROBEL AND C. PAULBIANCHI 18 Sites of Action of SKF 525-A in Nerve and Muscle. G. SUAREZ-KURTZ AND C...

Pain in the distribution of the sciatic nerve is common in the elderly. In the presence of a long-standing joint replacement, consideration should be given as to whether compression might be due to an extraspinal cause. We present three women, in whom a mass of wear debris from a previous total hip replacement caused compression of the sciatic nerve posterior to the hip. The symptoms were relie...

objective(s) the role of elaeagnus angustifolia fruit as an analgesic agent in acute pain has been proved earlier. in this study, the effects of aqueous extracts of three parts of this fruit (pericarp, medulla and seed) on chronic pain were investigated in mice. materials and methods a partial nerve injury was made using a tight ligature around the sciatic nerve, then doses (0.5, 1, 1.5 g/kg, i...

background: peripheral nerves may be damaged during an injury and its current standard treatment is using an autologous nerve. objectives: the purpose of this experimental study is to evaluate and compare the histological results of nerve regeneration after using the eggshell membrane (esm) guidance channel with autograft. materials and methods: thirty adult male rats were divided into three ex...

BACKGROUND Although several anterior approaches to sciatic nerve block have been described, they are used infrequently. The authors describe a new anterior approach that allows access to the sciatic nerve with the patient in the supine position. METHOD Sciatic nerve blocks were performed in 22 patients. A line was drawn between the inferior border of the anterosuperior iliac spine and the sup...

Sciatic nerve is the largest nerve of the body supplying the entire posterior aspect of the lower limb. Taking its origin from the lumbosacral plexus, the nerve divides into its terminal branches at the superior angle of the popliteal fossa. Variant division patterns of the nerve especially those occurring in the thigh and the popliteal fossa are common. Divisions of the nerve occurring in the ...

Objective(s): To investigate the effect of topical administration of alpha-lipoic acid into chitosan conduit on peripheral nerve regeneration using a rat sciatic nerve transection model. Materials and Methods: Forty five Wistar rats were divided into three experimental groups randomly. A 10-mm gap of sciatic nerve was bridged with a chitosan conduit following surgical preparation and anesthesia...

Sciatic nerve is the thickest nerve of the sacral plexus, which innervates many muscles and vast areas of the skin of the lower limb. It leaves the pelvis via the greater sciatic foramen, emerges into the gluteal region by passing under the piriformis muscle, and descends beneath the gluteus maximus to divide into its terminal branches: tibial and common peroneal nerve at the superior angle of ...

Background: Olfactory ensheathing glia (OEG) has been shown to have a neuroprotective effect after being transplanted in rats with spinal cord injury. This study was conducted to determine the possible beneficial results of olfactory mucosa transplantation (OMT) which is a source of OEG on functional recovery and axonal regeneration after transection of the sciatic nerve. Methods: In this study...

Sciatic functional index (SFI) as a behavioral method was used to assess the functional recovery following experimentally-induced various injuries in the sciatic nerve, spinal cord, and brain. In the present study, the functional recovery after induction of injury in the sciatic nerve was investigated in rats using SFI. Twenty-four rats were divided into three groups including sham-operated (SS...