The utilization of nerve transfer procedures in the upper extremity following brachial plexus injury, trauma, spinal cord tumors, infection or other etiologies are well established. Nerve injuries lower pose several additional challenges, including longer distance to target motor end plates, far-proximal lumbar pelvis, delayed presentation, and concomitant limb trauma. transfers have potential ...

OBJECTIVE Somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) abnormalities were reported in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study aimed to investigate SSEP abnormalities and its relation with clinical findings in AS patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 26 patients with AS and 17 age-matched health volunteers (Control for SSEP). Median nerve SSEP findings were normal in all AS...

Background: F-wave study, part of electrodiagnostic study, has had a controversial sensitivity in the diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculopathy. Objectives: We aimed to compare F wave parameters obtained from the tibial nerve of both extremities in patients with unilateral S1 radiculopathy. Materials and Methods: The study was done from March to September 2015 in the Electrodiagnostic laborator...

Serial somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) to median and posterior tibial nerve stimulation in a case with familial heterozygous hypobetalipoproteinemia and vitamin E deficiency were investigated over a period of 4 years. In serial SEPs to posterior tibial nerve stimulation, interpeak latencies between N20 and P2 were delayed even in the early clinical stage, although the peak latency of N20...

The isolated flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle from mice is extremely well suited to rapid acquisition of data and analysis of neurotransmitter release and action at neuromuscular junctions, because the muscle and its tibial nerve supply are simple to dissect and its constituent muscle fibers are short (<1 mm) and isopotential along their length. Methods are described here for dissection of ...

Background: The treatment of open tibial fractures is still an orthopaedic challenge and full of complications. In many cases the use of external fixator that has been known as a non-union machine is obligatory with a high incidence of pin track infection and other complications. The aim of this study was to compare the use of external fixation as a definite method for treatment of open tibial ...

Management of severe open tibial fracture with neurovascular injury is difficult and controversial. Primary amputation is an acceptable option as salvaging the injured, insensate, and ischaemic limb may result in chronic osteomyelitis and non-functional limb. We report a case of open tibial fracture associated with segmental bone and soft tissue loss, posterior tibial nerve and artery injuries,...

introduction: ischaemic-reperfusion nerve injury has been suggested as the mechanism for post-tourniquet limb paralysis. as dexamethasone (dex) has been shown to prevent ischaemic-reperfusion process in some tissues, we tested the hypothesis that this drug would reduce tourniquet induced nerve injury. methods: 36 male wistar rats (200-250 gr) were chosen and divided randomly into 6 equal groups...

We performed nerve fiber analysis of the nerve to the plantaris muscle in ten cases. Macroscopically, the nerve to the plantaris muscle has a tendency to branch off from the tibial nerve itself independent of the nerves to the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (the triceps surae muscle). After removing the epineurium of the tibial nerve, it was revealed that, in all ten cases, the nerve to the p...