Prognostic factors for outcome after median, ulnar, and combined median-ulnar nerve injuries: A prospective study

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Hundepool, Caroline A ^a   Ultee, Jetske ^a   Nijhuis, Tim H J ^a   Houpt, Peter ^b   Hovius, Steven E R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Outcome; Peripheral nerve injury; Prognostic factor; Recovery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE INJURY; MEDIAN SENSIBILITY; MEDIAN ULNAR NERVE INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL SCORE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POWER GRIP; PRECISION GRIP; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMMES WEINSTEIN MONOFILAMENT TEST; SENSIBILITY OF THE HAND; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SMOKING; ULNAR NERVE INJURY; ULNAR SENSIBILITY; ARM INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; EVALUATION STUDY; HAND STRENGTH; INJURY SCALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROSURGERY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NERVE REGENERATION; NETHERLANDS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919459743     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.09.043     Document Type: Article

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