Research Article

Reducing Neuron Apoptosis in the Pontine Micturition Center by Nerve Root Transfer for Restoration of Micturition Function after Spinal Cord Injury

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Mechanism of spinal cord injury and reconstruction of neural pathways. (a) Schematic diagram of the rat spine: the conus medullaris is at the level of L4. (b) Schematic diagram of the bladder function restoration surgery: the spinal cord and spinal nerves below L4 were cut, leading to blockade of afferent and efferent bladder–cerebral nerve pathways. The dorsal and ventral roots of bilateral S2 were anastomosed with the dorsal and ventral roots of bilateral L4. (c) Intraoperative image of the bladder function restoration surgery. Scale bar: 2 mm.
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