title: Median and ulnar nerve grafting in children.
abstract: A case series of seven children and adolescents who underwent secondary nerve grafting of median or ulnar nerve is presented. The children were evaluated after a mean follow-up of 7 years, using the Disabilities of Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and the Rosen-Lundborg outcome scale. The mean DASH outcome was 14.6 and the mean Rosen-Lundborg score was 2.08. A similar study was conducted for comparison in an adult group, with a mean DASH score of 46.3 and Rosen-Lundborg score of 1.3, indicating superior treatment results in children. The treatment outcome after nerve grafting in children did not match, however, to those obtained in the primary suture group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Nowe Ogrody, Gdansk, Poland. mceynowa@gumed.edu.pl
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceynowa
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mazurek
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sikora
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000637:transplantation*; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012677:Sensation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000637:transplantation*