METHOD OF SUBSTITUTING PERIPHERAL NERVE DEFECT Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61B17/00 A61K35/36 A61K38/39 A61P25/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, in particular to reconstructive surgery of peripheral nerves, and can be applied for substitution of peripheral nerve defects in case of their posttraumatic injury. Method includes intersection of neuromas and substitution of defect with autonervous insertions. Sampling of autologous fat tissue from patient is preliminarily realised by method of liposuction. Cells of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) are obtained from it after carrying out enzymatic processing. Obtained SVF cells are intraneurally transplanted into peripheral and central nerve segments, and into each insertion. Ends of nerve, as well as insertions, are covered with fibrin adhesive.

EFFECT: in conditions of clinical practice method makes it possible to restore functions of injured nerve with considerable reduction of treatment terms.

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