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However, most human nerve injuries leave the nerve in continuity with variable and often poor functional recovery from incomplete axon regeneration and reinnervation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the effect of brief ES in an experimental model for neuroma-in-continuity (NIC) injuries in rodents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lewis rats were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: NIC injury immediately followed by brief (1 h) ES; NIC injury without ES; sham-operated controls; sciatic nerve transection without repair. Outcome measures included serial behavioral evaluation and electrophysiology together with terminal retrograde spinal cord motor neuron labeling and histomorphological analysis for axonal regeneration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Applying brief ES immediately after in-continuity nerve injury resulted in earlier recovery and significantly improved locomotion function at 4 and 6 wk. At 8 wk, brief ES resulted in higher compound action potential amplitude. By 12 wk there was no significant difference between the 2 groups in behavior or electrophysiology. Histomorphological analysis demonstrated a significantly higher percentage of neural tissue in the brief ES group. Spinal cord motor neuron pool cell counts revealed a preference for regeneration into a motor over a sensory nerve, for the group receiving ES.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The application of brief ES for in-continuity nerve injury promotes faster recovery, although in a rat model where regeneration distances are short the control group ultimately recovers to a similar degree. 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