Peripheral Nerve Lesions

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Cellular Biology of the Experimental Peripheral Nerve Lesion....Pages 1-6
Muscle Response to Changes in Innervation....Pages 7-13
The Response of Sensory Ganglia and Spinal Cord to Injury....Pages 14-21
Pathomorphology of Regenerating Peripheral Nerves....Pages 22-28
Role of Neurotrophic Factors in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration....Pages 29-31
Electrophysiological Changes Due to Motor Nerve Injury....Pages 32-41
Somatosensory Regeneration Following Peripheral Nerve Injury....Pages 42-50
The Contribution of Both the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems to the Pain that Follows Peripheral Nerve Injury....Pages 51-57
Clinical Symptoms, Electrophysiological and Morphological Findings in Traumatic Lesions of the Ischiadic Nerve in Domestic Fowl....Pages 58-65
Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves by Means of Muscle and Nerve Transplants....Pages 66-69
Motor Recovery After Delayed Nerve Suture....Pages 70-72
Stimulation of Nerve Axon Outgrowth by Means of Fibrin Adhesive with Added Melanotropic Neuropeptide....Pages 73-74
Nerve Regeneration in the Centrocentral Anastomosis....Pages 75-80
Biochemical Manipulation of the Microenvironment in Experimental Nerve Regeneration Chambers....Pages 81-87
Experimental Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injury Using Venous Autograft....Pages 88-95
Experimental Nerve Regeneration Under a Vein Graft in the Rat....Pages 96-103
Rejection of Allogenic Nerve Grafts in a Genetic Model of the Rat....Pages 104-112
Spinal Nerve Lesion and its Regeneration with and without Nerve Suture: An Experimental Study in Rats....Pages 113-123
Limitation of Neuroma Formation by Fat Tissue....Pages 124-129
The Blood-Nerve Barrier in Peripheral Nerve Injury, Repair, and Regeneration....Pages 130-142
Revascularization of Free Autologous Nerve Grafts....Pages 143-148
Vascularization of the Peripheral Nerve After Epineural Suture....Pages 149-153
Vascularization of the Peripheral Nerve in Laboratory Animals....Pages 154-160
Primate Peripheral Nerve Anastomosis with CO 3 Laser....Pages 161-164
Laser-Assisted Sciatic Nerve Anastomoses and Transplants....Pages 165-168
Some Ultrastructural Aspects of Regeneration in 1.32 μm Nd:YAG Laser-Assisted Peripheral Nerve Transplantation....Pages 169-174
Experimental Peripheral Nerve Crush Lesion I. Posttraumatic Metabolic Responses of Spinal Motoneurons Over Time....Pages 175-188
Experimental Peripheral Nerve Crush Lesion II. Short-Term Reinnervation Changes in Fast Muscle Fibers....Pages 189-196
Structural Changes of the Peripheral Nerve After Pressure Lesions in the Domestic Fowl....Pages 197-200
Computed Tomography in Peripheral Nerve Pathology....Pages 201-203
Initial Experiences with MRI in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve Lesions....Pages 204-205
Modern Imaging Procedures in Peripheral Nerve Lesions....Pages 206-211
Success of Sensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Median Compression Syndrome and Additional Neuropathy....Pages 212-215
Intraoperative Analysis of the Function of Peripheral Nerves with Sensory Evoked Potentials....Pages 216-218
Functional Changes of Single Motor Units After Nerve Suture....Pages 219-223
Outcome of Clinical Function in Relation to Motor, Sensory Nerve Conduction, Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and EMG After Suture of Median and Ulnar Nerves....Pages 224-226
Intraoperative Somatosensory Evoked Potential Diagnoses in Brachial Plexus Lesions....Pages 227-232
Postoperative Changes in Nerve Conduction Times After Neurolysis of the Distal Median Nerve....Pages 233-238
Outcome of Traumatic Peripheral Neuromas After Microsurgical Procedure....Pages 239-242
Femoral Nerve Lesion in Surgery of the Hip....Pages 243-247
Isolated Traumatic Nerve Lesions of the Extensor Pollicis Longus and Brevis Muscles....Pages 248-250
Peripheral Nerve Involvement in Recklinghausen’s Disease....Pages 251-257
Clinical Aspects of Entrapment Neuropathies of Peripheral Nerves....Pages 258-269
Evaluation of the Various Routine Neurophysiological Parameters in Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....Pages 270-272
Relationships between Preoperative Symptoms, Electrophysiological and Intraoperative Findings, and the Outcome in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....Pages 273-277
Morphological and Pathogenetic Considerations in Entrapment Syndromes....Pages 278-287
Pitfalls in Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....Pages 288-291
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A New Surgical Approach....Pages 292-294
Anatomical Anomalies Causing Ulnar Neuropathy....Pages 295-297
Neurolysis in Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Syndromes....Pages 298-301
Thoracic-Outlet Syndrome: Limitations of the Neurophysiological Diagnosis....Pages 302-306
Diagnosis and Surgical Management of the Thoracic-Outlet Syndrome....Pages 307-314
Retroperitoneal Hematoma with Femoral Neuralgia....Pages 315-316
Timing Surgery in Nerve Lesions....Pages 317-322
Neurolysis....Pages 323-325
Free Vascularized Nerve Grafts....Pages 326-334
Caution in the Evaluation of Results of Peripheral Nerve Surgery....Pages 335-342
Microsurgical Repair of Peripheral Nerve Lesions: A Study of 150 Injuries of the Median and Ulnar Nerves....Pages 343-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Operative Experience with Tumors of the Brachial Plexus....Pages 359-366
Neurotization of the Avulsed Brachial Plexus....Pages 367-371
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Special Considerations Regarding the Treatment of Brachial Plexus Lesions....Pages 372-385
Schwannomas of the Brachial Plexus....Pages 386-390
Results of Brachial Plexus Surgery....Pages 391-395
Selection of Brachial Plexus Cases for Operation — Based on Results....Pages 396-410
Free Greater Omentum Transfer After Neurolysis for Actinic (X-Ray) Lesions of the Brachial Plexus....Pages 411-415
Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesions for the Treatment of Post-Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injury Pain....Pages 416-421
Dorsal Root Entry Zone Coagulation for Control of Intractable Pain Due to Brachial Plexus Injury....Pages 422-426
Postoperative Treatment in Nerve Lesions....Pages 427-429
Results of Brachial Plexus Surgery: Secondary Reconstruction....Pages 430-437
Back Matter....Pages 439-468