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Brain plasticity in neonatal brachial plexus palsies: quantification and comparison with adults’ brachial plexus injuries
To compare two populations of brachial plexus palsies, one neonatal (NBPP) and the other traumatic (NNBPP) who underwent different nerve transfers, using the plasticity grading scale (PGS) for detecting differ...
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Nerve autofluorescence under near-ultraviolet light: cutting-edge technology for intra-operative neural tissue visualization in 17 patients
Nerve visualization and the identification of other neural tissues during surgery is crucial for numerous reasons, including the prevention of iatrogenic nerve and neural structure injury and facilitation of n...
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Correction to: New insights into the evaluation of peripheral nerves lesions: a survival guide for beginners
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Use of ultrasound and targeted physiotherapy to manage nerve sutures placed under joint flexion: a case series
Joint flexion to diminish the gap and avoid nerve grafts fell into disuse for decades, but recently attention for using this technique was regained. We report a case series of nerve suture under joint flexion,...
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New insights into the evaluation of peripheral nerves lesions: a survival guide for beginners
To perform a review of the physical basis of DTI and DCE-MRI applied to Peripheral Nerves (PNs) evaluation with the aim of providing readers the main concepts and tools to acquire these types of sequences for ...
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State of the Art and Advances in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
This review is intended to describe and actualize the basic knowledge of the three basic entities that affect the peripheral nerve system and can be treated by surgery: nerve trauma, chronic nerve compressions...
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Nerve spectroscopy: understanding peripheral nerve autofluorescence through photodynamics
Being able to accurately identify sensory and motor nerves is crucial during surgical procedures to prevent nerve injury. We aimed to (1) evaluate the feasibility of performing peripheral human nerve visualiza...
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Neuropathic inguinal pain due to nerve injury after a laparoscopic appendectomy: first pediatric case described in the literature
To describe the first pediatric case in the literature of neuropathic inguinal pain secondary to iatrogenic nerve injury that occurred during a laparoscopic appendectomy, detailing clinical and morphological f...
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A new, low-cost device to treat depressed “**-pong” fractures non-surgically: technical note
The aim of this paper is to describe a low-cost and readily accessed Manual Aspiration Reduction System (MARS) for use treating neonatal **-pong fractures.
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Complications after Tumor Resection
Peripheral nerve tumors are an important field in peripheral nerve surgery. It is important to know how to resect them and the complications that can occur secondary to the procedure. Many complications can be...
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Genetic Aspects of Peripheral Nervous System Tumors
Advances in genetics with the developments in informatics and imaging allowed refining the classification of peripheral nerve tumors, often with important prognostic and treatment implications. In 2016, the Wo...
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Differences in strength fatigue when using different donors in traumatic brachial plexus injuries
The purpose of this study was to assess the results of elbow flexion strength fatigue, rather than the maximal power of strength, after brachial plexus re-innervation with phrenic and spinal accessory nerves. ...
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Complications of Silicone Gel Migration Affecting Peripheral Nerves
At present, there is extensive use of silicone implants and injections for breast and gluteal augmentation and other cosmetic procedures. Despite their popularity, these procedures are not free of risk or comp...
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Peripheral nerve injuries in the pediatric population: a review of the literature. Part III: peripheral nerve tumors in children
Peripheral nerve tumors type, inciedence and treatment in the pediatric population should be analyzed.
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Peripheral nerve injuries in the pediatric population: a review of the literature. Part I: traumatic nerve injuries
This article reviews the clinical results that can be obtained after repair of a traumatic peripheral nerve injury in the pediatric population.
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Peripheral nerve injuries in the pediatric population: a review of the literature. Part II: entrapment neuropathies
Entrapment neuropathies are infrequent in children, and therefore remain unrecognized. The incidence of radial, median, and cubital mononeuropathies are all similar. Despite the rarity of such cases, extensive...
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Use of ultrasound and targeted physiotherapy in the management of a nerve suture performed under joint flexion
In 1915, when Delorme described three general requirements for successful nerve repair—(1) resecting scar until a healthy bed is secured, (2) excising damaged nerve until healthy stumps are reached, and (3) pl...
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Clinical Follow-Up
Analysing the results of nerve repair is very important to compare the effectiveness of different strategies and, thus, develop standardized guidelines for the management and treatment of nerve injuries.
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Treatment of complete facial palsy in adults: comparative study between direct hemihypoglossal-facial neurorrhaphy, hemihipoglossal-facial neurorrhaphy with grafts, and masseter to facial nerve transfer
The hypoglossal (with or without grafts) and masseter nerves are frequently used as axon donors for facial reinnervation when no proximal stump of the facial nerve is available. We report our experience treati...
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Obstetric brachial plexus palsy: reviewing the literature comparing the results of primary versus secondary surgery
Obstetric brachial plexus injuries (OBPP) are a relatively common stretch injury of the brachial plexus that occurs during delivery. Roughly 30 % of patients will not recover completely and will need a surgica...
