Primary epineural repair of the median nerve in children

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-56

  Hudson, D A ^a   BOLITHO, D G ^a   Hodgetts, K ^a  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031056142     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80017-4     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. ALMQUIST, EE, OA SMITH, and L FRY (1993). Nerve conduction velocity, microscopic and electron microscopy studies comparing adult and baby monkey median nerves. Journal of Hand Surgery, 8A, 406-410.
2. BARRIOS, C, and J de PABLOS (1991). Surgical management of nerve injuries in the upper extremity in children: A 15-year survey. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 11, 641-645.
3. BERGER, A, and P MAILÄNDER (1991). Advances in peripheral nerve repair in emergency surgery of the hand. World Journal of Surgery, 15, 493-500.
4. BIRCH, R, and ARM RAJI (1991). Repair of median and ulnar nerves. Primary suture is best. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 73B, 154-157.
5. BRUININKS, RH (1978). Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency. Examiner's manual. Circle Pines: American Guidance Service.
6. CULBERTSON, JH, RP RAND, and MJ JURKIEWIEZ RK TOMPKINS (Ed.) (1990). Advances in Surgery, Vol. 23 (pp. 75-77). Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers Inc.
7. DELLON, AL, S MACKINNON, and PM CROSBY (1987). Reliability of two-point discrimination measurements. Journal of Hand Surgery, 12A, 693-696.
8. DORMANS, JP, R SQUILLANTE, and H SHARF (1995). Acute neurovascular complications with supracondylar humerus fractures in children. Journal of Hand Surgery, 20A, 1-4.
9. DYKES, RW (1984). Central consequences of peripheral nerve injuries. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 13, 412-422.
10. GROBBELAAR, AO, and DA HUDSON (1994). Flexor tendon injuries in children. Journal of Hand Surgery, 19B, 696-698.
11. HALLIN, RG, Z WIESENFELD, and H LUNGNEGÅRD (1981). Neurophysiological studies of peripheral nerve functions after neural regeneration following nerve suture in man. International Rehabilitation Medicine, 3, 187-192.
12. MAILÄNDER, P, A BERGER, E SCHALLER, and K RUHE (1989). Results of primary nerve repair in the upper extremity. Microsurgery, 10, 147-150.
13. MANNERFELT, L (1966). Studies on the hand in ulnar nerve paralysis. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, Suppl, 87, 1-176.
14. MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (1976). Aids to the examination of the peripheral nervous system. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
15. NOVAK, CB, SE MACKINNON, and L KELLY (1993). Correlation of two-point discrimination and hand function following median nerve injury. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 31, 495-498.
16. OMER, GE (1981). Methods of assessment of injury and recovery of peripheral nerves. Surgical Clinics of North America, 61, 303-319.
17. POSCH, JL, and F dela CRUZ-SADDUL (1980). Nerve repairs in trauma surgery. A ten-year study of 231 peripheral injuries. Orthopaedic Review, 9, 35-45.
18. SCHUT, L (1972). Nerve injuries in children. Surgical Clinics of North America, 52, 1307-1312.
19. TAJIMA, T, and H IMAI (1989). Results of median nerve repair in children. Microsurgery, 10, 145-146.
20. ZIVIANI, J, A POULSEN, and A O'BRIEN (1982). Correlation of the Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency with the Southern California sensory integration tests. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 36, 519-523.