title: Repair of mixed peripheral nerves using muscle autografts: a preliminary communication.
abstract: Twelve patients were reviewed following the reconstruction of mixed motor/sensory nerves using freeze-thawed skeletal muscle autografts. A total of 13 nerves were reconstructed-6 median and 7 ulnar. All the repairs were secondary procedures, with a mean time from injury to grafting of 17 months. Sensory and motor evaluation was carried out and the patients asked to complete a pain questionnaire. Five patients achieved an S3+ level of sensory recovery. Two underwent revision of their muscle grafts to nerve grafts. Motor recovery was universally poor.
authors.affiliation: Blond-McIndoe Medical Research Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Calder
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*