Division of Hand and Upper Limb Surgery;
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology;
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo;
Sao Paulo;
Brazil;
Department of Biochemistry;
Institute of Chemistry;
Universidade de Sao Paulo;
Sao Paulo;
Brazil;
Division of Neurosciences;
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery;
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo;
Sao Paulo;
Brazil;
nerve regeneration; mesenchymal stem cells; adipose-derived mesenchmal stem cells; sciatic nerve; Matrigel; sciatic functional index; neural regeneration;