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Review
. 2019 Sep-Oct;10(5):862-866.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Aug 13.

Management of peripheral nerve injury

P S Bhandari  1
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Review

Management of peripheral nerve injury

P S Bhandari. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2019 Sep-Oct.
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Clawing of ring and little fingers in ulnar nerve injury.
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Sensory impairment in ulnar nerve injury.
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Skin flaps raised both proximally and distally to get a good exposure of nerve ends.
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Nerve gaps bridged with sural nerve grafts.
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Graft coaptation with fibrin glue.
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Distal nerve transfer in isolated musculocutaneous nerve injury.
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Use of a biodegradable nerve conduit to bridge a short nerve defect.
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