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Device design. The nerve stretching device is composed of spiral nerve cuffs, poly(lactic co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) nerve guidance channel (NGC), and stainless steel backbone (a) Two regions of regeneration, A: Enhanced axonal outgrowth into a tissue engineered nerve guide/scaffold; B: Lengthening of intact regions of nerve stumps–cf. limb lengthening. (b) Dimensions of the device. Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/tec
