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ArticleThe open orthopaedics journal2014

Peripheral nerve injury: principles for repair and regeneration.

Griffin M F, Malahias M, Hindocha S, Wasim S Khan

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Article in The open orthopaedics journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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74citing papers in PubMed
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 154 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Griffin M FPlastic Surgery Department, Good Hope Hospital, West Midlands, B75 7RR, UK.
Malahias MPlastic Surgery Department, Good Hope Hospital, West Midlands, B75 7RR, UK.
Hindocha SPlastic Surgery Department, Whiston Hospital, Liverpool, L35 5DR, UK.
Wasim S KhanUniversity College London Institute of Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Sciences, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, London, HA7 4LP, UK.
Good Hope Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GBWhiston Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral Nerve Injuries are one of the most common causes of hand dysfunction caused by upper limb trauma but still current management has remained suboptimal. This review aims to explain the traditional view of pathophysiology of nerve repair and also describe why surgical management is still inadequate in using the new biological research that has documented the changes that occur after the nerve injury, which, could cause suboptimal clinical outcomes. Subsequently presentation and diagnosis will be described for peripheral nerve injuries. When traditional surgical repair using end-to-end anastomosis is not adequate nerve conduits are required with the gold standard being the autologous nerve. Due to associated donor site morbidity and poor functional outcome documented with autologous nerve repair several new advancements for alternatives to bridge the gap are being investigated. We will summarise the new and future advancements of non-biological and biological replacements as well as gene therapy, which are being considered as the alternatives for peripheral nerve repair.

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Anastamosisbiological replacementsclinical outcomenerve repairperipheral nerves.

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PMID25067975
PMCPMC4110386
OpenAlexW2001555416

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