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Digital nerve injury: to repair or not?
BackgroundThere are very few studies comparing patients with and without repair after digital nerve injury. It is still controversial whether digital...
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Nerve identification during open inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analyses
PurposeInguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations worldwide and despite this, the incidence of chronic pain remains high after...
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Long-Term Outcomes of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Repair/Reconstruction in Oncological Settings
Vocal cord paralysis results from involvement of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), either before the surgery or following excision. Coaptation of...
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Functional outcome of synchronous tendon transfer of pronator teres to ECRB with primary nerve repair in high radial nerve injury
BackgroundHigh radial nerve injury results in wrist and finger extension loss. As documented, the greatest loss in function is the weakness of grip...
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Advances of Direct Peripheral Nerve Repair Techniques: Do We Already Have Enough Scientific Evidence?
PurposeTo systematically review the evidence of direct peripheral nerve repair techniques and to determine any differences in outcomes that would...
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Dental Pulp Derived Stem Cells for Facial Nerve Regeneration and Functional Repair: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies
Purpose of ReviewFacial nerve damage can occur due to multitude of reasons such as trauma, iatrogenic reasons. The aim of this systematic review is...
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Endoscopic retroperitoneal repair of superior lumbar hernia (Grynfeltt hernia) using self-fixating mesh to prevent nerve injury: a case report
BackgroundThe primary superior lumbar hernia, also called the Grynfeltt Hernia, is a rare entity; hence, a standard surgical repair method has not...
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Feasibility of tension-free repair of inguinal hernia in senile patients under ultrasound-guided local nerve block
The clinical characteristics of open hernia repair under local nerve block guided by ultrasound and epidural anesthesia under daytime surgery mode...
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The outcome of polyethylene glycol fusion augmented by electrical stimulation in a delayed setting of nerve repair following neurotmesis in a rat model
PurposePolyethylene glycol is known to improve recovery following its use in repair of acute peripheral nerve injury. The duration till which PEG...
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Sensitive peripheral nerve repair during COVID-19 emergency: does the outpatient surgical setting work as well as the operating theater?
BackgroundNerve injuries are a common occurrence among hand injuries, which at the time of the COVID-19 emergency, did not appear to have reduced...
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Dental Pulp-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Axon Numbers in Mental Nerve Repair
AimThe mental nerve, the extended part of the inferior alveolar nerve, is often injured during dentoalveolar, orthognathic, or tumor surgery....
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Nerve relationships to the sacrospinous ligament: application to suspension procedures and transgluteal approaches for nerve repair and tumor removal with three case illustrations
BackgroundTransvaginal suspension procedures often use the sacrospinous ligament (SSL), which attaches onto the ischial spine (IS). However,...
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Enhancing nerve regeneration in infraorbital nerve injury rat model: effects of vitamin B complex and photobiomodulation
Orofacial nerve injuries may result in temporary or long-term loss of sensory function and decreased quality of life in patients. B vitamins are...
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Nerve merging repair in the replantation of a severed limb with defects in multiple nerves: five cases and long-term follow-up
BackgroundRepairing all nerves is challenging in cases of upper arm avulsion combined with defects in multiple nerves because the donor area for...
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Suprascapular nerve release does not provide additional benefits in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeTo investigate the effect of suprascapular nerve release in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery.
MethodsThis systematic review was...
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Continuous nerve block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative pain of pectus excavatum repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Surgery to repair pectus excavatum (PE) is often associated with severe postoperative pain, which can impact the length of hospital stay (LOS). While...
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Pronator teres nerve branch transfer to the extensor carpi radialis brevis nerve branch for wrist extension reconstruction in proximal radial nerve injury following humeral shaft fractures
BackgroundTendon and nerve transfers are used for functional reconstruction in cases of proximal radial nerve injury complicated by humeral fractures...
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Improved patient-reported outcomes after open preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair compared to anterior Lichtenstein repair: 10-year ACHQC analysis
IntroductionThe Lichtenstein repair has been synonymous with “open” inguinal hernia repair (IHR) for 40 years. However, international guidelines have...
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Iatrogenic “overshoot” nerve injuries: imaging features
ObjectiveDescribe features of iatrogenic “overshoot” nerve injuries on ultrasound and MRI, which occur when an instrument passes through the bone and...
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Intraneural fibrosis within ilioinguinal nerve in inguinal hernia patients with preoperative pain: it’s the sign of irreversible nerve injury, isn’t it?
PurposePreoperative pain is known as one of the most powerful risk factors for chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP), while its pathogenesis has...
