title: The repair of peripheral nerve injuries in emergency.
abstract: Peripheral nerve injuries must be considered as serious surgical emergencies for they are often associated with vascular lesions. Primary repair of clean-cut injuries of peripheral nerves by microsurgical techniques yields better results than the best of secondary repairs.
mesh_terms: D004576:Electromyography; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery