Tubular Repair of the Median or Ulnar Nerve in the Human Forearm: A 5-Year Follow-Up

The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume - Tập 29 - Trang 100-107 - 2004
G Lundborg1, B Rosén1, L Dahlin1, J Holmberg1, I Rosén1
1From the Department of Hand Surgery, University Hospital MAS, Malmö, Sweden, and the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Lund University, Sweden

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The long-term outcome from silicone tube nerve repair was compared with the outcome from routine microsurgical repair in a clinical randomized prospective study, comprising 30 patients with median or ulnar nerve injuries in the distal forearm. Postoperatively, the patients underwent neurophysiological and clinical assessments of sensory and motor function regularly over a 5-year period. After 5 years there was no significant difference in outcome between the two techniques except that cold intolerance was significantly less severe with the tubular technique. In the total group there was ongoing improvement of functional sensibility throughout the 5 years after repair. It is concluded that tubular repair of the median and ulnar nerves is at least as good as routine microsurgical repair, and results in less cold intolerance.

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The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume

Tập 29

100-107

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