Peroneal Nerve Repair of a 9 Year Old: Return of Motor Function after 2 Years.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN 2018;
6:e1835. [PMID:
30276060 PMCID:
PMC6157942 DOI:
10.1097/gox.0000000000001835]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Major factors that influence functional nerve recovery, postrepair, are length of the nerve defect, type of injury, operative technique, time until treatment, and age of the patient. We present a severe motor nerve defect in a complicated peroneal nerve injury in a 9-year-old that showed functional return after a delayed period of 23 months with sural nerve cable grafting. This case revealed the increased resiliency and regenerative capacity of motor end plates in young patients. In conclusion, autograft for a deep peroneal nerve repair, by means of sural nerve graft, proved to be an acceptable option in children.
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