title: Clinical grading of peripheral nerve problems.
abstract: To treat peripheral nerve problems appropriately, and to evaluate outcomes of peripheral nerve surgery, it is necessary to be able to stage the degree of nerve impairment. This article describes quantitative sensory testing that permits the necessary measurements for clinical grading of peripheral nerve functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dellon
mesh_terms: D020430:Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome