Method for inducing regeneration of injured nerve fibers
First Claim
1. A method of inducing functional regeneration of nerve fibres at an injured site of the spinal cord, comprising exposing said injured site, grafting into said injured site graft selected from the group consisting of peripheral nerves and spinal cord segments, in such a way that the graft'"'"'s longitudinal axis is parallel to the spinal cord'"'"'s longitudinal axis and that said graft is in contact with both the proximal and distal uninjured spinal cord tissue, suturing the dura, muscle, fascia and skin, and post operatively irradiating the so grafter area of the spinal cord with a light source generating light at a wavelength being within the range of 380-1200 nm.
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Abstract
Light irradiation having a wavelength of 380-1200 nm was found to have beneficial healing properties on the nervous system.
By the method, the regeneration of an injured spinal cord is induced by transplanting a nerve graft into an injured site of the spinal cord and post-operatively irradiating with light having the above specified wavelength.
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- 1. A method of inducing functional regeneration of nerve fibres at an injured site of the spinal cord, comprising exposing said injured site, grafting into said injured site graft selected from the group consisting of peripheral nerves and spinal cord segments, in such a way that the graft'"'"'s longitudinal axis is parallel to the spinal cord'"'"'s longitudinal axis and that said graft is in contact with both the proximal and distal uninjured spinal cord tissue, suturing the dura, muscle, fascia and skin, and post operatively irradiating the so grafter area of the spinal cord with a light source generating light at a wavelength being within the range of 380-1200 nm.
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2. A method of inducing functional regeneration of nerve fibres at an injured site of the spinal cord, comprising exposing said injured site, grafting into said injured site a graft selected from the group cosisting of peripheral nerves and spinal cord segment, in such a way that the graft'"'"'s longitudinal axis is parallel to the spinal cord'"'"'s longitudinal axis and that said graft is in contact with both the proximal and distal uninjured spinal cord tissue, irradiating said graft and the surrounding nerve tissue with a light source generating light at a wavelength being within the range of 380-1200 nm, suturing the dura, muscle, fascia and skin, and post operatively irradiating the so grafted area of the spinal cord with a light source generating light at a wavelength being within the range of 380-1200 nm.
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