Functional Assessment of Peripheral Nerve Injuries in the Forearm

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2004;9(3):153-157.
Published online September 1, 2004.

Woo Jin Park, Sung Wook Choi, Hye Kyoung Shin, Jong Mun Lee

전완부 신경 손상에서의 기능적 회복에 관한 조사

박우진, 최성욱, 신혜경, 이종문

Abstract

The forearm injuries can result in severe disability. Patients are usually active young adults. The surgical management of peripheral nerve lesions has shown a significant improvement over the past 20 years as a result of improvements in laboratory experimentation, the use of the microscope, advanced knowledge of the anatomy of the peripheral nerves, and sophistication in clinical repairs. From March, 1997 to August, 2002, we treated 80 patients of the forearm nerve injuries. Of the 80 patients, 54(age range 1-68) cases of 50 patients were followed up for more 8 months. The purpose of this study compares outcome after peripheral nerve injuries in the forearm. We would like to compare the results of the influence age, type of nerve injuries, level of injury, and extent of the injury on the results of nerve repair. The results were as follows. In young patients and pure nerve were showed better results. but, there were no difference at low level and high level because most young patients were belong with high level.