Nerve Grafting at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Nerve Grafting? Replacing a damaged nerve with a section of a healthy nerve that has been removed from another part of the body. This procedure is being studied in the prevention of erectile dysfunction in men having surgery for prostate cancer.

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