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The total quantity of myelin was compared with normal values. Also, thick myelinated fibers, fibrosis, and misdirected axons were assessed. Stumps embedded in plastic were used in a morphometric study of myelinated fiber profiles. The fiber density, mean size, and size distribution in five donor stumps were determined; three normal C-5 spinal nerves obtained at autopsy served as controls. Finally, the relative area occupied by fiber profiles and interspace was computed. Linear regression was used as a multivariate analysis, adjusting the outcome of surgical repair for effects of age, interval between trauma and surgery, and graft length.<\/jats:p><jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">Histopathological examination showed that the total quantity of myelin in donor stumps used for biceps muscle reinnervation was considerably reduced. On morphometric examination the fiber density did not differ significantly between stumps obtained in patients and control stumps obtained at autopsy. However, a significant reduction of the area occupied by myelinated fibers was measured: from 46% in controls to 13% in patients (p &lt; 0.0001). Likewise, a significant reduction was found in the mean fiber size: from 7.4 \u00b5m in controls to 3.7 \u00b5m in patients (p &lt; 0.0001).<\/jats:p><jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">The relationship between the myelin quantity in the proximal stump and the grade of biceps muscle recovery was statistically significant (p = 0.02). From the 95% confidence interval it was concluded that the estimated effect of a mean increase of myelinated fibers by 25% almost equals an increase in recovery of one point on the Medical Research Council scale (grade range 0\u20135).<\/jats:p><jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Conclusions.<\/jats:italic> Both histopathological and morphometric examination showed a reduction of the quantity of myelin in C-5 or C-6 stumps used as donor sites for grafts. 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