Introduction: Peripheral Nerve Surgery—Biology, Entrapment, and Injuries
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Outcomes for peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes.
Peripheral nerve entrapment lesions are common clinical disorders. Despite this fact, many neurosurgeons do not have vast training or experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with peripheral nerve entrapments or do not treat these patients because of lack of interest or referral patterns. There are many other reasons to develop a niche for this area of neurosurgery and to incorpor...
متن کاملPreventing perioperative peripheral nerve injuries.
Peripheral nerve injuries are largely preventable injuries that can result from incorrect patient positioning during surgery. Patients who are diabetic, are extremely thin or obese, use tobacco, or undergo surgery lasting more than four hours are at increased risk for developing these injuries. When peripheral nerve injuries occur, patients may experience numbness, burning, or tingling and may ...
متن کاملChicken and Egg: Peripheral Nerve Entrapment or Myofascial Trigger Point?
Received March 11, 2014. Accepted 13 March, 2014. Correspondence to: Jeong Il Choi Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, 42 Jebon-ro, Hak-dong, Gwangju 501-757, Korea Tel: +82-62-220-6893, Fax: +82-62-232-6294, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution...
متن کاملManagement of Missile Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Missile peripheral nerve injuries (MPNIs) usually receive secondary consideration, including deferred surgical treatment, mainly because they are not life threatening. Approximately 70% of missile wounds that require exploration include either a complete or partial section of nerve. Surgical management of these wounds is very demanding, requiring considerable attention during the initial examin...
متن کاملPeripheral nerve injuries associated with anaesthesia.
Peripheral nerve injuries can occur at any time during the peri-operative period. The long-term disability that results may have serious consequences for a patient. The incidence of peri-operative nerve injuries can be reduced by anaesthetists being aware of their causes and pathophysiology. This review article aims to explain the incidence, pathophysiology and medicolegal implications of peri-...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurosurgical Focus
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1092-0684
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2009.26.2.e1