title: Deep peroneal nerve transfer for established plantar sensory loss.
abstract: Patients with established or irreversible plantar sensory loss often have normal sensation on the dorsal aspect of the foot, due to an intact deep peroneal nerve. A new method of deep peroneal nerve transfer is proposed for repair of plantar sensory loss caused by extensive nerve gaps or high-level lesions of the posterior tibial nerve. Two cases in which this technique was used are described. The surgical technique is relatively easy, with a short operating time, rapid nerve regeneration after surgery, accurate sensory recovery, and minimal donor-site morbidity with sensory loss only on the first web space of the foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, Shikata, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koshima
authors.forename: Yuzaburo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nanba
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018222:Desmoid Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation; D008875:Middle Aged; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery