title: An eclectic review of the history of peripheral nerve surgery.
abstract: We take our present concepts of nerve repair for granted. In fact, the pioneers who established these principles traveled a road filled with erroneous dogma, bad advice, and misleading data. The lessons learned from a review of the history of peripheral nerve surgery are applicable to all neurosurgical disciplines. In honor of Dr. David Kline's distinguished career, we will review 3 aspects of the history of peripheral nerve surgery: Can an injured nerve regain function? How do peripheral nerves regenerate? When should a neuroma in continuity be resected?
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. fried010@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Allan H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D019771:Axotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods