title: Freeze-thawed muscle grafting for painful cutaneous neuromas.
abstract: We used freeze-thawed muscle grafts to restore continuity to the affected nerve in 22 painful cutaneous neuromas. In 11 of the 15 neuromas in the upper limb, pain was partially or completely relieved; in six of these there was some recovery of distal sensation. Partial pain relief was achieved in only two of the seven neuromas in the lower limb. The difference is attributed to the longer grafts required in the lower limb.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stirrat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glasby
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D009463:Neuroma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous