Comparison of short- with long-term regeneration results after digital nerve reconstruction with muscle-in-vein conduits
| Autor: | Rebekka Rath, Hans-Eberhard Schaller, Stéphane Stahl, Jennifer Lynn Schiefer, Theodora Manoli, Lukas Schulz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
muscle-in-vein conduits sensory recovery Late recovery Sensory system two-point discrimination lcsh:RC346-429 Two-point discrimination Developmental Neuroscience Peripheral nerve peripheral nerve regeneration digital nerves Semmes-Weinstein outcome short-term long-term Medicine Digital nerves Vein lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system business.industry Regeneration (biology) Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Digital nerve business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Neural Regeneration Research Neural Regeneration Research, Vol 10, Iss 10, Pp 1674-1677 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1876-7958 1673-5374 |
| Popis: | Muscle-in-vein conduits are used alternatively to nerve grafts for bridging nerve defects. The purpose of this study was to examine short- and long-term regeneration results after digital nerve reconstruction with muscle-in-vein conduits. Static and moving two-point discriminations and Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments were used to evaluate sensory recovery 6-12 months and 14-35 months after repair of digital nerves with muscle-in-vein in 7 cases. Both follow-ups were performed after clinical signs of progressing regeneration disappeared. In 4 of 7 cases, a further recovery of both two-point discriminations and in another case of only the static two-point discrimination of 1-3 mm could be found between the short-term and long-term follow-up examination. Moreover, a late recovery of both two-point discriminations was demonstrated in another case. Four of 7 cases showed a sensory improvement by one Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments. This pilot study suggests that sensory recovery still takes place even when clinical signs of progressing regeneration disappear. |
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