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Synergistic terminal motor end-to-side nerve graft repair: investigation in a non-human primate model

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Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 100))

Abstract

End-to-side nerve repair has re-emerged in the literature in recent years but clinical applications for this technique are not yet fully defined and clinical reports are rare and controversial. Hypothetically, there might be useful functional results performing peripheral end-to-side nerve graft repair using synergistic terminal branches with defined motor function. An end-to-side nerve graft repair bridging from the terminal motor branch of deep branch of the ulnar nerve to the thenar motor branch of the median nerve was performed in non-human primates.

The results in this non-human primate model demonstrate the efficacy of end-to-side nerve graft repair at the level of peripheral terminal motor branches. End-to-side neurorrhaphy may present a viable alternative in conditions of unsuitable end-to-end coaptation and inappropriate nerve grafting procedures.

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  1. Millesi Center for the Surgery of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Lesions Vienna, Private Clinic, Pelikangasse 15, 1090, Wien, Austria

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  2. Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Research Center of the AUVA, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical and Experimental Traumatology, Vienna, Austria

    R. Schmidhammer, H. Redl, R. Hopf & H. Millesi

  3. Testing Animal Center, University of Potchefstroom, South Africa

    D. G. van der Nest

  4. Millesi Center for Surgery of Peripheral Nerves and Brachial Plexus, Vienna Private Clinic, Vienna, Austria

    H. Millesi

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Schmidhammer, R., Redl, H., Hopf, R., van der Nest, D.G., Millesi, H. (2007). Synergistic terminal motor end-to-side nerve graft repair: investigation in a non-human primate model. In: Millesi, H., Schmidhammer, R. (eds) How to Improve the Results of Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 100. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-72958-8_21

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