title: End-to-side neurorrhaphy for median nerve repair after elbow tumor resection: case report.
abstract: We report a case of a median to ulnar end-to-side neurorrhaphy with epineurectomy but without fascicular donor nerve section. Surgery was performed for the curative treatment of an elbow synovial sarcoma at the level of the elbow that necessitated resection of 10 cm of the median nerve. The patient was followed up for 24 months. After 4 months, a recovery of protective sensation in the territory of the median nerve was noticed and had stabilized by 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedics Department, Charles Nicolle Rouen University Hospital, France. fmouilhade@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mouilhade
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barbary
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Apard
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dautel
mesh_terms: D004550:Elbow / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000601:surgery*; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*