The treatment of nerve defects

Abstract

Among the many challenges that the hand surgeon has to face in his daily work, nerve defects of the hand represent one of the hardest; unsatisfactory results in their treatment may cause severe limitations for the patient’s social and working life. Many advances have been made over the years in the treatment of such conditions, and at the current state, surgical treatment can achieve satisfactory results. This article aims to review the current concepts in hand innervation and nerve pathophysiology and to describe traditional and novel surgical techniques currently employed to correct these defects.

Keywords

Peripheral nerve / nerve injury / hand surgery / microsurgery

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