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08/12/04 - 07:20 PM

which of the foll has the best regeneration prognosis
a. sciatic
b. ulnar
c. median
d. radial
e. common peroneal
f. digital nerve

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08/12/04 - 08:49 PM

digital nerve :roll:

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08/13/04 - 09:41 AM

common peroneal ?

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08/13/04 - 10:36 AM

digital...,no idea just a guess

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08/14/04 - 04:59 PM

I THINK RADIAL........

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11/28/05 - 04:50 AM

digital nerve sure

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11/28/05 - 07:34 AM

What is the explanation ?

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11/29/05 - 09:46 AM

i think what matters is the diameter of the nerver-the nerves with the smallest diameter regenerate better. think about it-in small nerves there's a lot less nerve fibers to reattach than in the big one. this is my view on this problem. any other opinions?

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11/29/05 - 05:45 PM

ans??? raised eyebrow

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11/30/05 - 06:10 AM

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Nerves in the peripheral nervous system regenerate better than those in the central nervous system.
So the more pheripheral we go the better the chance of the regeneration
Hence the answer most likely should be f. digital nerve

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