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Cold sensitivity, functional disability and predicting factors after a repaired digital nerve injury.
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- The NEON (Nerve rEpair Or Not) trial: a randomized controlled trial of microsurgical repair versus nerve alignment for digital nerve injury.The British journal of surgery · 2025Trial
- Surgically treated metacarpal fractures in adults: a study with 3286 cases based on the Swedish National Quality Registry for Hand Surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Pain medication and nerve injuries in upper or lower limb-a Swedish national registry study.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Upper limb performance across temperature extremes: evaluating functional risks in carpal tunnel syndrome and healthy workers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Comparative Effectiveness Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Peripheral Nerve Repair Using Direct Repair and Connector-assisted Repair.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- PXL01 alters macrophage response with no effect on axonal outgrowth or Schwann cell response after nerve repair in rats.Regenerative medicine · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic factors and outcome after repair and reconstruction of digital and major nerve trunk injuries in the upper limb.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Patient reported symptoms and disabilities before and after neuroma surgery: a register-based study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Neuromas cause severe residual problems at long-term despite surgery.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
To investigate self-reported cold sensitivity and functional disability after a repaired digital nerve injury. We identified 3204 individuals operated with digital nerve repair in the Swedish national quality registry for hand surgery (HAKIR). Patient-reported symptoms, including cold sensitivity and perceived disability, were examined using two questionnaires (HQ-8 and QuickDASH), three and 12 months postoperatively. Patients with diabetes (n = 48; 3%) were identified in the Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR). Cold sensitivity (scored 0-100) was the most prominent symptom among 1553 included individuals (998 men, 555 women; median age 41 [IQR 27-54] years). In the regression analysis, flexor tendon injury, hand fracture and injury to multiple structures predicted worsened cold sensitivity (6.9, 15.5 and 25.0 points; p = 0.005, 0.046 and < 0.001) at 12 months. Individuals with moderate (30-70) and severe (> 70) cold sensitivity had higher QuickDASH scores at three and 12 months postoperatively than individuals with mild cold sensitivity (6.0 and 5.5; 19.8 and 21.0 points; p = 0.001). Flexor tendon injury, injuries to multiple structures and diabetes had significant effect on QuickDASH scores at three, but not at 12, months postoperatively. Cold sensitivity is common after a digital nerve repair and impacts self-reported disability. A concomitant injury, particularly multiple injuries, predicts postoperative cold sensitivity.
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