UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE, cilt.38, sa.5, ss.367-373, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: After a peripheral nerve cut, tense repair of a nerve compromises circulation of the nerve at the injury site, making the site hypoxic. Hyperbaric oxygen might increase tissue oxygenation and therefore diminish the effects of injury. We investigated whether hyperbaric oxygen treatment affects peripheral nerve healing when repaired nerves are under tension.