Modern Concepts of Peripheral Nerve Repair

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haastert-Talini, Kirsten (Editor), Assmus, Hans (Editor), Antoniadis, Gregor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book focuses on posttraumatic repair and reconstruction of peripheral nerves. Written by internationally respected specialists, it provides an overview of the challenges and the latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries. It presents an outline of state-of...

Table of Contents:

• The peripheral nerve - neuroanatomical principles
• State-of-the-art diagnosis of peripheral nerve trauma
• Timing and decision-making in treating peripheral nerve trauma
• Conventional strategies for nerve repair
• Surgical Techniques in the lesions of peripheral nerves
• Specific challenges in brachial plexus surgery
• Alternative strategies for nerve reconstruction
• Clinical follow-up
• Rehabilitation
• Peripheral nerve tissue engineering – an outlook on experimental concepts.