Empty perineurial tube graft used to repair a digital nerve: a first case report.
The first clinical application using the medial cutaneous nerve as an empty perineurial tube graft in a patient with sensory deficit in the index finger is described. The technique used is described and results are evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. Nerve regeneration is obtained through the graft.
D000328:Adult; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery