Functional Outcome Following Nerve Repair in the Upper Extremity Using Processed Nerve Allograft

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 37; no. 11; pp. 2340 - 2349
• Main Authors: Cho, Mickey S., Rinker, Brian D., Weber, Renata V., Chao, Jerome D., Ingari, John V., Brooks, Darrell, Buncke, Gregory M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.11.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Motor Neurons - physiology; Nerve graft; nerve injury; nerve regeneration; Nerve Regeneration - physiology; Orthopedics; peripheral nerve; Peripheral Nerve Injuries - surgery; Peripheral Nerves - transplantation; processed nerve allograft; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Registries; Sensation; Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology; Transplantation, Homologous; Treatment Outcome; Upper Extremity - innervation; Young Adult; nerve regeneration; Nerve graft; peripheral nerve; processed nerve allograft; nerve injury; Peripheral nerve; Prognosis; Homograft; Upper extremity; Regeneration; Orthopedics; Graft; Upper limb; Repair

Reconstruction of peripheral nerve discontinuities with processed nerve allograft has become increasingly relevant. The RANGER Study registry was initiated in 2007 to study the use of processed nerve allografts in contemporary clinical practice. We undertook this study to analyze outcomes for upper...