ArticleEFORT open reviews2017
The role of neurectomy in the management of spasticity of the upper limb.
Article in EFORT open reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06868342 (Determination of Feasibility of Reversible Conduction Block Generated Using Peripheral Nerve Stimulator in Treatment of Focal Spasticity and the Stimulation Parameters for the Same.), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Determination of Feasibility of Reversible Conduction Block Generated Using Peripheral Nerve Stimulator in Treatment of Focal Spasticity and the Stimulation Parameters for the Same.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
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Abstract
Neurectomy is one of the treatments available to the surgeon treating patients with spasticity of the upper limb.Its popularity has increased in recent years.Accurate knowledge of the anatomical variations of the terminal branches to the muscles is required in order to achieve a successful outcome.Although the anatomy has been thoroughly studied, there are still controversies regarding the percentage of the nerve to be resected for a successful result, and also regarding the terminology that has been used in the literature to describe the procedure.The literature for neurectomies for the upper limb is reviewed and an agreement regarding terminology is proposed. Cite this article:
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