Peripheral Nerve Surgery Journal Club

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49673664387082776482009-11-07T02:19:01.953-05:00Peripheral Nerve Surgery Journal ClubThis blog is an international forum to review, discuss, and comment upon peer-reviewed peripheral nerve surgery literature. All topics will be considered, including nerve entrapments, nerve tumors, and nerve injuries throughout the body (including birth and traumatic brachial plexus injuries). Please add comments to any new or old articles. To suggest an article, or request the ability to post your own articles, email: peripheralnervesurgery@gmail.comCoordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-59027055048145325082007-04-09T12:37:00.000-05:002007-04-09T12:40:15.747-05:00Long-term motor outcome analysis using a motor score composite following surgical brachial plexus repair(J Neurosurg [Pediatrics] 106:276–281, 2007)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract:</span><a href="http://www.thejns.org/peds/issues/current/abs/p1060276.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.thejns.org/peds/issues/current/abs/p1060276.html</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-5902705504814532508?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-79211452840114082302007-04-09T12:30:00.000-05:002007-04-09T12:35:59.904-05:00The nerve to the mylohyoid as a donor for facial nerve reanimation procedures: a cadaveric feasibility study(J Neurosurg 106:677–679, 2007)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract:</span><a href="http://www.thejns-net.org/jns/issues/current/abs/n1060677.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.thejns-net.org/jns/issues/current/abs/n1060677.html</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-7921145284011408230?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-78185180694512406512007-03-19T08:44:00.000-05:002007-04-09T12:30:34.465-05:00A retrospective analysis of reasons for reoperation following initially successful peripheral nerve stimulation(J Neurosurg 106:388-390, 2007)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17367060&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17367060&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-7818518069451240651?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-33140912727586825242007-03-07T11:59:00.000-05:002007-04-09T12:30:14.887-05:00Direct repair (nerve grafting), neurotization, and end-to-side neurorrhaphy in the treatment of the brachial plexus injury.(J Neurosurg 2007 Mar;106:391-399)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17367061&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_docsum">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17367061&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_docsum</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-3314091272758682524?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-40581165727810539822007-02-13T10:29:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:32:08.908-05:00Ultrasonography in carpal tunnel syndrome: Comparison with electrophysiological stage and motor unit number estimate.(Muscle Nerve 2006 Dec 1;35(3):344-348)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&amp;dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17143879&amp;query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17143879&amp;query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-4058116572781053982?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-16909558402992151412007-02-07T19:07:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:33:49.645-05:00Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Decompression Using the Knife Light(Neurosurgery. 2007 Feb;60(ONS1):162-169)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17297379&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17297379&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-1690955840299215141?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-59691530366367581382007-02-07T19:00:00.000-05:002007-04-09T13:33:52.577-05:00T2 Contributions to the Brachial Plexus(Neurosurgery. 2007 Feb;60(ONS1):13-18)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abstract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17297361&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17297361&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-5969153036636758138?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-28763760333103035362007-02-06T14:56:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:36:07.024-05:00Contralateral C7 Transfer for the Treatment of Brachial Plexus Root Avulsions in Children-A Report of 12 Cases.(J Hand Surg [Am]. 2007 Jan;32(1):96-103)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abtract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17218182&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17218182&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-2876376033310303536?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-80381736359818438412007-02-06T12:41:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:38:00.893-05:00Enhanced sensory recovery after median nerve repair using cortical audio-tactile interaction. A randomised multicentre study.(J Hand Surg [Br]. 2007 Feb;32(1):31-7)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abtract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17134797&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17134797&query_hl=2&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-8038173635981843841?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-34993035262698219772007-02-05T08:58:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:38:48.694-05:00Nerve Transfer to Deltoid Muscle Using the Intercostal Nerves Through the Posterior Approach: An Anatomic Study and Two Case Reports.(J Hand Surg [Am]. 2007 Feb;32A:218-24)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abtract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17275597&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17275597&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-3499303526269821977?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-30830780370658465682007-01-31T17:56:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:39:29.445-05:00Endoscopically assisted sural nerve harvest for upper extremity posttraumatic nerve defects: an evaluation of functional outcomes.(Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Feb;119(2):616-26)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abtract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17230098&query_hl=7&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17230098&query_hl=7&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-3083078037065846568?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967366438708277648.post-3570185860350593132007-01-31T12:16:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:39:58.241-05:00Long-term results of surgery for brachial plexus birth palsy.(J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Jan;89(1):18-26)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Abtract: </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17200305&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17200305&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4967366438708277648-357018586035059313?l=peripheralnervesurgery.blogspot.com'/></div>Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01985613686974784522noreply@blogger.com1