A quantitative study of vibration injury to peripheral nerves—introducing a new longitudinal section analysis

Conclusion
The amount of damage to the myelin sheath directly correlated with vibration duration. When vibrated for longer than 7 days, nerve recovery was limited. This study also demonstrated that light microscopy of longitudinal slices is a simple yet effective method of quantifying the nerve damage.

Source: Hand - November 15, 2014 Category: Surgery Source Type: research