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Further evidence for treatment of recalcitrant neuropathy of the upper limb with autologous vein wrapping.

Abstract
The treatment of entrapment neuropathy in the upper extremity with surgical decompression has generally provided good results. Recurrence of symptoms, however, is not uncommon, and its management is both challenging and difficult. Autologous vein graft wrapping is an alternative technique, and it is recommended for the treatment of recalcitrant upper limb nerve compression in which 2 or more previous surgical procedures have failed to resolve the problem. Each patient underwent both subjective and objective evaluation. To our knowledge, this is the largest reported single series of vein wrapping cases in the upper limb outside the United States and the first to report results using the well-validated patient evaluation measure.
AuthorsStephen Mulgrew, Gorande P Kanabar, Stephanos Papanastasiou
JournalAnnals of plastic surgery (Ann Plast Surg) Vol. 69 Issue 3 Pg. 288-91 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 1536-3708 [Electronic] United States
PMID22868323 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (surgery)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (surgery)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgical Procedures (methods)
  • Radial Neuropathy (surgery)
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Upper Extremity (innervation)
  • Veins (transplantation)

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