- Discussion:
- tension at the nerve site repair will lead to poor results;
- gap of 4 cm can be bridged by local immobilization of the nerve ends;
- it appears that a gap of 4 cm can be bridged by local immobilization
of nerve ends;
- it appears that a 7 to 9 cm gaps of the median nerve can be bridged by
mobilization;
- ulnar nerve can be mobilized a distance of 13 cm when
anterior transposition is added;
- when mobilizing nerve ends, mobilization of the proximal end is less
damaging than distal end w/ respect to scarring of nerve segment;
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Experimental stretch neuropathy. Changes in nerve conduction under tension.
The nerve gap dilemma : a comparison of nerves repaired end to end under
tension with nerve grafts in a primate model.
