Treatment of upper extremity nerve defects by direct suturing in high elbow or wrist flexion.
Laurent MathieuConstance DinerAnaïs ChataigneauGeorges PfisterChristophe OberlinZoubir BelkheyarPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)
Temporary high joint flexion allows for direct coaptation of upper extremity nerve defects up to 4 cm located near the elbow or wrist. In this small and heterogenous cohort, functional outcomes seemed to be comparable to those obtained with short autografting.
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