How to Improve the Results of Peripheral Nerve Surgery
All over the world research is going on to improve the outcome of the treatment of peripheral nerve lesions. Questions over questions arise. Is the autologeous nerve grafting still the golden standard in bridging defects? Have alternative techniques to ov
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How to Improve the Results of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Edited by H. Millesi and R. Schmidhammer Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 100
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Hanno Millesi Robert Schmidhammer Wiener Privatklinik, Vienna, Austria
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reface P All over the world research is being undertaken to improve the treatment outcome of peripheral nerve lesions. Questions over questions arise. Is autologous nerve grafting still the gold standard for bridging defects? Have alternative techniques for overcoming defects of peripheral nerves reached a level to replace autografting? To which length are they effective? What is the role of allografting? Are there still indications for vascularized nerve grafts? What can be expected from end-to-side coaptation? Does it exist at all? In what conditions can useful
recoveries be achieved? Are there new developments in physical medicine and physiotherapy? Can the quality of recovery be influenced by surgery on muscles to provide a better equilibrium of forces? To what extent may cerebral plasticity be exploited to improve functional results? If you want an answer to all these questions, look into this book. You will find comprehensive and well founded arguments to make up your own mind. Hanno Millesi and Robert Schmidhammer
Contents
Surgery on the nerve General Gordon, T., Brushart, T. M., Amirjani, N., Chan, K. M.: The potential of electrical stimulation to promote functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury – comparisons between rats and humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gousheh, J.: Surgical technique for the treatment of C5 and C6 root avulsion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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