Fig. 1From: Comparison of repair of peripheral nerve transection in predegenerated muscle with and without a vein graftVein with muscle group significantly improved the functional recovery of the injured sciatic nerve. Walking track analysis (a), of the rat prints on the injured left side at 28 and 60 days after treatment. Sciatic functional index (SFI) values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 12, *p < 0.001 compared to the vein with muscle and the muscle only graft groups, **p < 0.05 compared to the muscle only graft group (b)Back to article page