Recovery of touch after median nerve lesion and subsequent repair

M F Meek; J H Coert; K H Wong

doi:10.1002/micr.10087

Recovery of touch after median nerve lesion and subsequent repair

M F Meek, J H Coert, K H Wong

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Abstract

Many techniques have been developed for the evaluation of peripheral nerve function. Consequently, physicians use different techniques in the clinic. This study describes the evaluation of touch after median nerve lesions in the forearm and repair. In order to evaluate touch, 25 patients, aged 11-51 years (mean, 29 years), were evaluated 3-10.5 years (mean, 5 years) after median nerve repair. The evaluation included the moving two-point discrimination test and Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments. We showed that 32% good-excellent results can be obtained with difficult nerve lesions. The results could have been improved if a sensory reeducation regime had been applied.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2-5
Number of pages	4
Journal	Microsurgery
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/micr.10087
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Median Nerve/physiopathology
Middle Aged
Nerve Regeneration/physiology
Neurologic Examination
Neurosurgery/methods
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis
Prognosis
Recovery of Function
Reference Values
Sampling Studies
Sensation/physiology
Sensory Thresholds
Touch
Treatment Outcome

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Recovery of touch after median nerve lesion and subsequent repair

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