Intra-septal sensory branch as an alternative to the sural nerve grafting in radial nerve reconstruction: Anatomical and histomorphological study

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RIV/00216224:14110/25:00143742 RIV/00216208:11110/25:10494559 RIV/00216208:11120/25:43928139 RIV/00216208:11130/25:10494559

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1748681525001093" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1748681525001093</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.02.008" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.bjps.2025.02.008</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Intra-septal sensory branch as an alternative to the sural nerve grafting in radial nerve reconstruction: Anatomical and histomorphological study

Original language description

Introduction: Nerve grafting with the sural nerve is a standard treatment method for radial nerve injury that requires another incision at the lateral ankle distal from the injured upper limb. The aim of this study was to investigate the common trunk (CTCB) of the inferior lateral brachial cutaneous nerve (ILBCN) and posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve (PACN) as a possible donor inside the lateral intermuscular septum. Materials and methods: The arms and legs of 8 formalin-embalmed cadaver specimens were studied. The radial nerve, common trunk of the ILBCN and PACN, and the sural nerve were identified and measured in length and diameter. For histological examination, nerve samples from 6 fresh cadavers were harvested and processed for further axonal counting. Results: The average length of the CTCB was 114.92 +/- 18.9 mm. To match the diameter of the radial nerve at its proximal third, 3 cables of CTCB graft were necessary, which corresponds to a defect length of 3.8 cm. At the level of the distal third, the number of grafts was reduced to 2 with a corresponding defect length of 5.7 cm. The radial nerve contained 15162 +/- 318 axons, and the CTCB comprised 3959 +/- 176 axons. To match the axon count of the recipient nerve, 4 grafts of CTCB were necessary, which corresponded to a defect length of 2.8 cm. Conclusion: CTCB is a consistent and easily dissected cutaneous nerve branch of the radial nerve that can be used for bridging small gaps after neuroma-in-continuity in radial nerve palsy. (c) 2025 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30212 - Surgery

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

ISSN

1748-6815

e-ISSN

1878-0539

Volume of the periodical

103

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Apr 2025

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

174-180

UT code for WoS article

001432102000001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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