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ArticleJournal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists

The sensory function of the uninjured nerve in patients after median and ulnar nerve injury.

Marcin Ceynowa, Rafał Pankowski, Marek Rocławski, Tomasz Mazurek

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Article in Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcin CeynowaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. Electronic address: mceynowa@gumed.edu.pl.
Rafał PankowskiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Marek RocławskiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Tomasz MazurekDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Gdańsk Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designA retrospective cohort study.

introductionSome patients after median or ulnar nerve injury report a diminished sensibility in the fingers that are supplied by the uninjured nerve. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the function of the uninjured nerve in patients after peripheral nerve injury to assess the presence and degree of its functional impairment.

methodsThere were 28 patients with median and 29 patients with ulnar nerve injury examined for sensory disturbances in the injured and uninjured nerves, using several tests assessing touch, temperature, and vibration sensibility.

resultsIn 16 patients after ulnar and 13 patients after median nerve injury, some disturbances in the uninjured nerve were found, mostly in individual tests. Only 8 patients had 3 or more different tests abnormal. DISCUSSION: The injured nerve function in patients with functional disturbances in the uninjured nerve was worse than in patients with normal test results.

conclusionPosttraumatic changes in central nervous system are the possible reasons. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III study.

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Neurologic ExaminationAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesFemaleFingersFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedian NerveMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSensation DisordersUlnar NerveYoung AdultMedian nerve injuryNerve repairSensory nerve functionUlnar nerve injury

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