Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 1 Measurement of nerve elongation and tension force change after tension injury

From: The effect of FK506 (tacrolimus) loaded with collagen membrane and fibrin glue on promotion of nerve regeneration in a rat sciatic nerve traction injury model

	Nerve length change			Tension force change
	Original (mm)	After (mm)	Ratio (%)	Initial (g)	Final (g)	Ratio (%)
1	10	11.5	15	200	180	10
2	10	12	20	200	180	10
3	10	12	20	200	190	5
4	10	12.5	25	200	180	10
5	10	11.5	15	200	180	10
6	10	12	20	200	190	5
7	10	13	30	200	180	10
8	10	13	30	200	175	12.5
9	10	12.5	25	200	180	10
10	10	12	20	200	175	12.5
11	10	11.5	15	200	180	10
12	10	12	20	200	175	12.5
13	10	11	10	200	180	10
14	10	11.5	15	200	175	12.5
15	10	11	10	200	190	5
16	10	13	30	200	180	10
17	10	11	10	200	190	5
18	10	11	10	200	185	7.5
19	10	11.5	15	200	180	10
20	10	11.5	15	200	180	10
AV	10	11.9	18.5	200	181.3	9.4
SD	0	0.7	6.7	0	5.1	2.5

Original: original exposed nerve length, After: nerve length after tension injury, Initial: initial tension force, Final: tension at the time of tension removal

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