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Immunohistochemical Term involving CD200 within Renal Cellular Carcinoma.
Synthetic and vein conduits demonstrated a significant increase over the same period. There were significantly higher rates of complications for autologous grafts (3.3%), vein conduits (3.5%), and synthetic conduits (2.4%), as compared with direct nerve repairs (1.4%). There was a nonsignificant difference in infection rates between these types of nerve repair.

From an epidemiologic perspective, both graft and synthetic conduit-based PNI repairs are increasing in prevalence both in clinical practice and in the academic literature. This will likely continue in the future with the development of advancements in biologic and synthetic nerve conduit PNI repair options.
From an epidemiologic perspective, both graft and synthetic conduit-based PNI repairs are increasing in prevalence both in clinical practice and in the academic literature. This will likely continue in the future with the development of advancements in biologic and synthetic nerve conduit PNI repair options.
Events causing acute stress to the health care system, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, place clinical decisions under increased scrutiny. The priority and timing of surgical procedures are critically evaluated under these conditions, yet the optimal timing of procedures is a key consideration in any clinical setting. There is currently no single article consolidating a large body of current evidence on timing of nerve surgery. 2-Bromohexadecanoic mw MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were systematically reviewed for clinical data on nerve repair and reconstruction to define the current understanding of timing and other factors affecting outcomes. Special attention was given to sensory, mixed/motor, nerve compression syndromes, and nerve pain. The data presented in this review may assist surgeons in making sound, evidence-based clinical decisions regarding timing of nerve surgery.
Events causing acute stress to the health care system, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, place clinical decisions under increased scrutiny. The priority and timing of surgical procedures are critically evaluated under these conditions, yet the optimal timing of procedures is a key consideration in any clinical setting. There is currently no single article consolidating a large body of current evidence on timing of nerve surgery. MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were systematically reviewed for clinical data on nerve repair and reconstruction to define the current understanding of timing and other factors affecting outcomes. Special attention was given to sensory, mixed/motor, nerve compression syndromes, and nerve pain. The data presented in this review may assist surgeons in making sound, evidence-based clinical decisions regarding timing of nerve surgery.
Peroneal intraneural ganglia are rare, and their management is controversial. Presently, the accepted treatment of intraneural ganglia is decompression and ligation of the articular nerve branch. Although this treatment prevents recurrence of the ganglia, the resultant motor deficit of foot drop in the case of intraneural peroneal ganglia is unsatisfying. Foot drop is classically treated with splinting or tendon transfers to the foot. We have recently published a case report of a peroneal intraneural ganglion treated by transferring a motor nerve branch of flexor hallucis longus into a nerve branch of tibialis anterior muscle in addition to articular nerve branch ligation and decompression of the intraneural ganglion to restore the patient's ability to dorsiflex. We have since performed this procedure on 4 additional patients with appropriate follow-up. Depending on the initial onset of foot drop and time to surgery, nerve transfer from flexor hallucis longus to anterior tibialis nerve branch may be considel onset of foot drop and time to surgery, nerve transfer from flexor hallucis longus to anterior tibialis nerve branch may be considered as an adjunct to decompression and articular nerve branch ligation for the treatment of symptomatic peroneal intraneural ganglion.
The median nerve can become compressed at multiple points in the arm, causing carpal tunnel-, pronator-, anterior interosseous-, or lacertus syndrome. Anatomical variations are potential reasons of persisting or recurrent symptoms of median nerve compression and are often recognized late. The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive list of rare anatomical variations and malformations causing median nerve compression.

A total of 62 studies describing median nerve compression due to an anatomical structure in adults published from 2000 in English were included. The findings were 35 tenomuscular, 16 vascular causes, and 4 cases with nerve involvement. Only 1 osseous and 18 combined anomalies caused compression. In 18 cases, the anomaly was found in the proximal forearm.

In 44 cases, the median nerve was surgical released and 35 anomalies were completely resected. Persistent or recurrent symptoms were present in 13 cases. During follow-up, 1 case of recurrence was reported.Standard operative option for median nerve compression consists of an open median nerve release.

In case of persistent or recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome, unilateral symptoms, the presence of a palpable mass, manifestation of symptoms at young age and pain in the forearm or upper arm, the surgeon has to rule out the presence of an anatomical anomaly. Complete resection of the anomaly is not always necessary. The surgeon should be aware of potential anomalies to avoid inadvertent damage at surgery.
In case of persistent or recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome, unilateral symptoms, the presence of a palpable mass, manifestation of symptoms at young age and pain in the forearm or upper arm, the surgeon has to rule out the presence of an anatomical anomaly. Complete resection of the anomaly is not always necessary. The surgeon should be aware of potential anomalies to avoid inadvertent damage at surgery.
As computed tomography (CT) usage increases, so have concerns over radiation-induced malignancy. To mitigate these risks, low-dose CT (LDCT) has emerged as a versatile alternative by other specialties, although its use in plastic surgery remains sparse. This study aimed to investigate validated uses of LDCT across surgical specialties and extrapolate these insights to expand its application for plastic surgeons.

A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines using search terms "low dose CT" OR "low dose computed tomography" AND "surgery," where the name of each surgical specialty was substituted for word "surgery" and each specialty term was searched separately in combination with the 2 CT terms. Data on radiation dose, outcomes, and level of evidence were collected. Validated surgical applications were correlated with similar procedures and diagnostic tests performed routinely by plastic surgeons to extrapolate potential applications for plastic surgeons.
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