Table 2.

Motor nerve conduction test measurements.

	Normal intact rats		91 days after nerve graft
Animal groups	Right side	Left side	Operated side (right)	Control side (left)
Amplitude of compound muscle action potential [mV]
Run–idle	16.3 ± 3.6	17.2 ± 5.0	11.9 ± 4.9 (73%)	18.8 ± 7.9
Run–run	17.3 ± 4.2	17.3 ± 5.2	6.3 ± 3.4 (37%)	18.7 ± 7.8
Idle–idle	12.1 ± 3.3	13.6 ± 2.5	6.5 ± 2.2 (54%)	19.3 ± 5.6
Idle–run	18.9 ± 3.9	20.1 ± 3.9	8.1 ± 2.0 (43%)	18.0 ± 7.2
Latency of compound muscle action potential [ms]
Run–idle	2.3 ± 0.7	2.1 ± 0.4	3.1 ± 0.7 (134%)	2.4 ± 0.6
Run–run	2.6 ± 0.5	2.1 ± 0.2	3.2 ± 0.6 (124%)	2.4 ± 0.7
Idle–idle	2.7 ± 0.5	2.1 ± 0.5	3.2 ± 0.6 (117%)	2.1 ± 0.5
Idle–run	2.4 ± 0.3	2.3 ± 0.5	3.1 ± 0.4 (134%)	2.0 ± 0.3

CMAP amplitude and latency of the soleus muscle were measured in the same rats immediately before the transection of the sciatic nerve and again 91 days after the nerve graft (mean ± SD, n = 8 rats/group). Data in brackets are the percent of the preoperative value.