title: Peripheral nerve surgery--retrospective and contemporary techniques.
abstract: The best technique for repairing peripheral nerves is the one that yields the best results with the greatest consistency. Because each repair has different anatomic and physical circumstances associated with it, the best approach is probably the one that best fulfills the needs of a given situation and this must be individualized from one situation to the next.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors