Nerve grafts prevent paraplegic pressure ulcers
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Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface: Surgical Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial in Postamputation Pain
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Fausto Viterbo1, Wagner Targa Ripari
1Division of Plastic Surgery at the School of Medicine, Botucatu Campus, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
|May 31, 2008
Abstract:
We present an optimistic neural solution to the depressing challenge of decubitus pressure ulcers in the paraplegic patient. This is a limited study of two paraplegic men followed for several years. Sural nerve grafts, performed end-to-side, successfully bridged the sciatic nerve to intercostal nerves with surprising benefits for both men.
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