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. 2019 Feb 13;9:1981. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38096-z

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Dual-Stage Regenerative AMI Procedure. (A) In the first stage of surgery, two separate regenerative muscle grafts (circumscribed by dotted lines) innervated with the tibial and peroneal nerves are constructed and sutured to the biceps femoris. (B) During the second surgical stage, grafts are mobilized from the scar bed, coapted by their tendons to form an AMI, and sutured to fascia. (C) After 5 weeks, electrophysiological, histological, and mechanical testing is performed. Under stimulation, the agonist graft contracts while the antagonist undergoes extension. Figure based on original artwork by Stephanie Ku.