title: Comparison of results of repair of digital nerves by denatured muscle grafts and end-to-end sutures.
abstract: A further report is made on patients with primary and delayed repair of digital nerves with autogenous denatured muscle grafts. There was evidence of continued improvement in threshold response to tactile stimuli, and discriminative function. These results were superior to those in 24 patients with conventional end-to-end sutures on clinical testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons of England, East Grinstead.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gattuso
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques