Effects Of C8 Ventral Root Avulsion Or Transection On Spinal Alpha Motoneurons In Adult Rats: A Qualitative Light And Electron Microscopic Study

Abstract

Avulsion of the nerve roots is frequently found in patients with brachial plexus injury following road traffic accidents, or as a result of severe arm traction during complicated deliveries. This injury still constitutes a challenging clinical and surgical problem. The literature is replete with animal experiments to study the effects of such avulsion lesions. The results have been controversial. Hence this study has been undertaken in order to throw more light on this problem.Using intraperiton