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Nerve Autografts Versus Allografts for Mixed Motor/Sensory Nerve Reconstruction

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Reconstruction of peripheral mixed motor/sensory nerves using autografts has remained the gold standard. Inconsistent and nonphysiologic results across nerve allograft studies, including successful and failed motor reinnervation, have limited the current clinical application of nerve allografts to noncritical small-diameter sensory nerve defects less than 3 cm. This scoping review aimed to compare outcomes in both basic science and clinical applications of autograft and allograft nerve reconstruction for mixed motor/sensory nerves.

Source: Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.01.025

Authors: Sara Saffari, Alexander Y. Shin, Nicholas Pulos

Institutions: Mayo Clinic, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,500