Figure 2.

The adhesive removal test measures sensorimotor function. A small piece of adhesive tape (3 mm × 4 mm) was placed on each forepaw, and the time (seconds) needed to contact (Figure 2A) and remove the tape (Figure 2B) from both forepaws was recorded. The adhesive removal test was performed on the day prior to surgery (day 0) and on post-operative days 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28. Data were expressed as mean ± SEM. ANOVA with repeated measures was utilized to perform statistic analysis.