End-to-side repair of thenar motor branch of median nerve to the ulnar nerve after excision of the median nerve neurofibroma

A 13-year-old male patient suffering for the past 5 years with a gradually swelling and occasionally painful volar side of right forearm, presented to our clinic without any trauma. An end-to-side nerve repair performed between the ulnar nerve and thenar motor branch, and second common digital nerve...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology 2009-07, Vol.19 (5), p.345-347
Hauptverfasser: Ertem, Kadir, Karakoç, Yunus
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 13-year-old male patient suffering for the past 5 years with a gradually swelling and occasionally painful volar side of right forearm, presented to our clinic without any trauma. An end-to-side nerve repair performed between the ulnar nerve and thenar motor branch, and second common digital nerve to the digital nerve of the first finger for mend the sensorial, digital, and motor impairments related to the median nerve associated plexiform neurofibroma that occured after the excision of the tumor.
ISSN:1633-8065
1432-1068
DOI:10.1007/s00590-009-0419-9