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16498214

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Painful neuroma is a common sequela of peripheral nerve injury which is usually resistant to pharmacologic treatment and requires surgical intervention. The widely accepted methods of neuroma management prevent regrowth of nerve fibers, thus precluding any functional repair. The present study reviews the currently used methods and experimental approaches to prevent and cure neuromas developing after peripheral nerve injury. The main recommendations are as follows. Special care should be taken to minimize scar formation when operating on peripheral nerves. The laser or scissors transection methods should be used to cut the nerve rather than electrocoagulation or cryoneurolysis. Direct nerve reconstruction, or, if a gap occurs, nerve grafting, should be performed immediately after nerve injury. Surgical resection of recurrent neuroma followed by implantation of the nerve into the muscle or capping the nerve stump with epineural graft seems to be the most effective method of prevention.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0470-8105
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
62-7; discussion 67-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevention and management of painful neuroma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review