Factors influencing peripheral nerve suture results.
Besides the surgical treatment, other factors do greatly influence the results following peripheral nerve suture. On the basis of our own findings in more than 80 patients, we analyze those factors, the exclusion of which prevents a satisfactory comparison between the different results in peripheral nerve suturing, as well as a valid discussion of their implications.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery