CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1991; 24(01): 023-028
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774665
Review Article

Peripheral Nerve Injuries of The Upper Extremity - Result of Late Repair

Paper presented in 9th International Congress of Plastic and reconstructive Surgery held in March 1997 New Delhi
Dr. Siti Roy Chowdhury
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Dr. A. Mukherjee

Abstract

One hundred different types of peripheral nerve injuries of the upper extremity in eighty patients is the subject of study. The results of late repair between 3 months and 1 year and functional recovery thereof has been studied, both clinically and electrophysiologically. Better results are observed in children and teenagers as compared to adults. Clinical evidence of recovery is a better guide than the electrophysiological findings.



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