MICROSURGICAL REPAIR OF 123 CASES OF PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY

Objective To explore an ideal therapy to treat peripheral nerve injury.Methods Microsurgical bundle anastomosis and vascular anastomosis were made in 123 cases of peripheral nerve injury.Combined therapy with nerve growth factor,electrical stimulation and massage were used postoperatively.Results According to the movement sense cvaluation criteria,the effective rates were as follows:excellent treatment 70.5%;good treatment 18.1%;slight improvement 3.8% and poor results 7.6%.Conclusion Accurate nerve bundle and vascular anastomoses,postoperative alimentation,electric stimulation and massage can be used to treat peripheral nerve injury effectively.