title: Cryosurgery for chronic injuries of the cutaneous nerve in the upper limb. Analysis of a new open technique.
abstract: We have treated six patients with chronic pain following nerve injury using a cryosurgical probe. All had a significant return of hand function and improvement of pain during a mean follow-up of 13.5 months. Open visualisation of the injured nervous tissue is essential for patients undergoing this technique. Four patients regained normal sensation in the dermatome of the previously injured nerve.
authors.affiliation: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, England.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pounder
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Jeffery
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery*; D009463:Neuroma / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000601:surgery*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*