Chapter 43: Nerve Response to Injury and Repair

This chapter describes how a peripheral nerve responds following an injury.  Detailed physiological information regarding what happens to sensory and motor end-organs is included.  Each mechanism of nerve injury is highlighted in detail.  Considerations regarding peripheral nerve reconstruction techniques are discussed. Critical points are provided in a bullet format.

 

Highlights include:

• An outline of critical points
• A detailed description of what happens to a nerve following
• Acute compression
• Chronic compression
• Stretch injury
• Ischemic injury
• Electrical injury
• Radiation injury
• Injection injury
• Laceration injury
• Discussion of peripheral nerve reconstruction

(Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity. "Nerve Response to Injury and Repair" by Kevin L. Smith, MD, MS, 6th Edition.)

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 Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe what happens to a motor and sensory end-organ following a peripheral nerve injury
• Understand the differences between an acute compression, chronic compression, stretch injury, ischemic injury, electrical injury, radiation injury, injection injury and laceration injury
• Articulate factors that influence peripheral nerve regeneration
• Understand factors involved in determining the appropriate peripheral nerve reconstruction technique

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