| NI FEATURE: THE QUEST - COMMENTARY |
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| Year : 2019 | Volume
: 67
| Issue : 7 | Page : 106--114 |
Recent advances in nerve repair
Sudheesh Ramachandran1, Rajiv Midha2
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine Surgery, Clinical Neurosciences Centre, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2 Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Canada
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rajiv Midha
Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Room 1195, 1403-29 Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta
Canada
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.250702
Peripheral nerve injuries are extremely devastating, and their management is exceedingly complex. Microsurgical repair is the mainstay of treatment and this includes direct nerve repair, nerve grafts, nerve tubes and nerve transfers. Today, nerve transfers are being widely performed due to an increased understanding of cortical plasticity, motor re-education and perioperative rehabilitation, and they are now known to produce excellent functional outcomes. This manuscript reviews the current strategies for nerve repair, including comments on outcomes, with special emphasis on existing nerve transfer techniques.
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