by Leung Shiu Man. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 137-146. / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Surgical intervention done for nerve injury --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Rehabilitation procedures after nerve injuries --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Frustrating result of recovery after nerve injuries --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Reasons for the poor results --- p.3 / Chapter 1.5 --- Objective of the study --- p.5 / Chapter 1.6 --- Hypothesis and organization of the study --- p.6 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- The effects of pulsed electromagnetic field on peripheral nerve regeneration --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1 --- Electrical field and nerve growth --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2 --- Experimental findings of effect of the electromagnetic field on peripheral nerve regeneration --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- The diversity of interest --- p.17 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- Physiological effects of the pulsed electromagnetic field --- p.18 / Chapter 3.1 --- The conventional use of electromagnetic field in musculoskeletal rehabilitation --- p.18 / Chapter 3.2 --- The pulsed electromagnetic field --- p.18 / Chapter 3.3 --- Nature of the pulsed electromagnetic field with a carrier frequency of 27.12 MHz --- p.19 / Chapter 3.4 --- Therapeutic effects of the pulsed electromagnetic field --- p.20 / Chapter 3.5 --- Some experimental results of the pulsed electromagnetic field --- p.20 / Chapter 3.6 --- Discussion --- p.25 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- Methology --- p.27 / Chapter 4.1 --- Experimental animals and aneasthesia --- p.27 / Chapter 4.2 --- Models of lesions --- p.28 / Chapter 4.3 --- Sample size and grouping of the experimental rats --- p.35 / Chapter 4.4 --- Pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation --- p.37 / Chapter 4.5 --- Methods of evaluating the nerve regeneration --- p.38 / Chapter 4.6 --- Statistical analysis --- p.53 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- Results --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1 --- Directly repaired groups --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2 --- Crushed groups --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3 --- Artery bridge groups --- p.73 / Chapter 5.4 --- Sham operated groups --- p.84 / Chapter 5.5 --- Electron microscopic examination --- p.90 / Chapter 5.6 --- Summary of all the data --- p.94 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- Discuss ion --- p.96 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN --- Conclusion --- p.103 / Chapter 7.1 --- Restatement of the experimental objective and hypothesis --- p.103 / Chapter 7.2 --- Conclusion --- p.103 / Chapter 7.3 --- Suggestions for furthur research --- p.104 / Chapter 7.4 --- Clinical Implication --- p.105 / Chapter APPENDIX I --- Determination of the duration of survival of the experimental animal --- p.106 / Chapter APPENDIX II --- Perfusion of rats --- p.115 / Chapter APPENDIX III --- Horseradish peroxidase and tetramethvlbezindine reaction --- p.118 / Chapter APPENDIX IV --- Histology fixation --- p.120 / Chapter APPENDIX V --- Determination of the Position of the Histology Specimens --- p.121 / Chapter APPENDIX VI --- Raw Data Collected in the Experiment --- p.132 / REFERENCE --- p.137
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318562 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Contributors | Leung, Shiu Man., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Basic Medical Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 146 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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