OBJECTIVE Assess a cohort of combat-related type III open tibia fractures with peripheral nerve injury to determine the injury mechanism and likelihood for recovery or improvement in nerve function. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Three military medical centers. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS Out of a study cohort of 213 type III open tibia fractures, 32 fractures (in 32 patients) with a t...

Background: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tibial nerve stimulation (TNS) anticholinergic drugs (ACDs) for treatment overactive bladder syndrome (OAB).

traumatic peripheral nerve injuries are among most important cause of physical disability among young adults. most partial injuries and some complete injuries recover without operative intervention, with early return of function appearing to be the most significant prognostic factor in these cases. return of function over time depends to a great extent on the underlying neuropathologic conditio...

Abstract Background Common peroneal nerve (CPN) palsy after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a rare complication with poor functional outcome and has prevalence of 0.3-2.1%. Case Presentation A 77-year-old gentleman was diagnosed severe osteoarthritis the left underwent hybrid replacement via posterior approach in right-lateral position. There no usage spinal anaesthesia, leakage from wo...

A 59-year-old man with knee arthritis suddenly developed left posterior thigh pain and complete paralysis of his foot. EMG/nerve conduction studies localized the lesion to the distal sciatic nerve in the thigh (absent motor units from the short head of biceps femoris but normal vastus lateralis). Imaging demonstrated an intraneural ganglion cyst in the tibial nerve extending up to the sciatic n...

Objective(s): To investigate the systemic and local immune status of two surgical rat models of sciatic nerve injury, a crushed sciatic nerve, and a sciatic nerve transection Materials and Methods:Twenty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operation (control group), sciatic nerve crush, and sciatic nerve transaction. Sciatic nerve surgery was perfor...

BACKGROUND We continue our exploration of the large polysaccharide polymer Chitosan as an acute therapy for severe damage to the nervous system. We tested the action of subcutaneously injected nanoparticles (~ 100 - 200 nanometers in diameter; 1 mg per ml) against control injections (silica particle of the same size and concentration) in a standardized in vivo spinal cord injury model. These fu...