We propose an animal model from which it is possible to follow nerve-muscle unit recovery after a nerve graft easily, consistently, and relatively inexpensively. The model is also compatible with subsequent histologic or histochemical analysis. We document the recovery of a group of animals after nerve grafting to demonstrate the flexibility of the model.
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