Treatment of Recurrent Neuroma after Forearm Amputation: End to End Neurorrhaphy
Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
; : 86-89, 2013.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
The neuroma is a tumor of nerve tissue that partially or completely severed through incomplete regeneration process. Neuromas that formed in the stump of a limb following amputation is a cause of the stump pain and can make intractable pain. The authors report a rare case of 36-year-old man with neuroma at stump, which has been recurred three times. This patient was treated with end-to-end neurorrhaphy after resecting neuroma. Follow-up at out-patient clinic showed satisfied result.
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Main subject:
Outpatients
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Pain, Intractable
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Regeneration
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Follow-Up Studies
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Extremities
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Forearm
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Amputation, Surgical
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Nerve Tissue
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Neuroma
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Year:
2013
Type:
Article