Abstract:Abstract.[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine histopathological changes in tissue surrounding the sciatic nerve after spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty adult, nine-week-old, female Wistar rats were used in this study. Fifteen experimental rats underwent spinal cord transection at the level of Th8-9 and the other fifteen control rats were raised normally. Animals were assessed at 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks following surgery. After the experimental period, we obtained ti… Show more
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