This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by VASTAMÄKI, M. Articles by SOLONEN, K. A. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by VASTAMÄKI, M. Articles by SOLONEN, K. A. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Results of Secondary Microsurgical Repair of Ulnar Nerve Injury

From the Orthopaedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland

Correspondence: P. K. Kallio, Lahti Central Hospital, Keskussairaalankatu 7, SF-15850 Lahti, Finland.

110 patients with injuries to the ulnar nerve were assessed, on average, 12.7 (3–20) years after secondary repair. 89 were male and 21 female, with a mean age of 27.9 years. Most of the nerve lesions were sharp (63) or blunt (41) injuries. Division was total in 76 cases and most were at the forearm level. The average delay from the injury to the operation was 10.1 (1–48) months. Secondary repair was performed in 34 cases and fascicular grafting in 76 cases. The mean graft length was 5.4 (1–30) cm. Four factors of motor and sensory function were assessed and the quantitative evaluation was compared with the MRC classification. Useful results were obtained in only 51.8% and poor in 30.9%. The age of the patient, the width of contusion, the pre-operative delay, and the level of the injury influenced the results significantly.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 18, No. 3, 323-326 (1993)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90053-I


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?