Research Article

Changes of Functional, Morphological, and Inflammatory Reactions in Spontaneous Peripheral Nerve Reinnervation after Thermal Injury

Table 1

Comparison of acute nerve changes after slight, moderate, and severe thermal injury (3 days).

Slight ()Moderate ()Severe () value

EMG
 NCV index<0.01
%0/8 (0.0%)6/8 (75.0%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
0/8 (0.0%)5/8 (62.5%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
Neural morphology changes
 Myelin sheath: crush0/8 (0.0%)6/8 (75.0%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
 Myelin sheath: bubbles0/8 (0.0%)5/8 (62.5%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
 Anchoring particles: lessen0/8 (0.0%)4/8 (50.0%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
Neural inflammation
 Myelin sheath effusion0/8 (0.0%)5/8 (62.5%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
 Macrophage activation0/8 (0.0%)6/8 (75.0%)8/8 (100%)<0.01
 Neural homogenization0/8 (0.0%)4/8 (50.0%)8/8 (100%)<0.01