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Case Reports
. 2016 Mar 12:16:ic11.
eCollection 2016.

A Rare Case of Triple Neuromas As a Cause of Chronic Stump Pain in an Upper Limb Amputee

M Chasapi  1 , A Salibi  1 , R Wain  1 , S Iyer  1
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A Rare Case of Triple Neuromas As a Cause of Chronic Stump Pain in an Upper Limb Amputee

M Chasapi et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: amputation neuroma; centrocentral nerve repair; chronic stump pain; neuroma; through-wrist amputation.

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Figure 1
During the exploration, large neuromas were identified to the ulnar, median, and superficial radial nerves.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Painful neuromas management algorithm. From Geraghty and Jones, Wood and Mudge, and Low et al.
Figure 3
Figure 3
End-to-end epineural anastomosis was performed between the median and superficial radial nerve stumps.
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