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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Semmes–Weinstein monofilament test

From: Functional outcome after digit replantation versus amputation

 

Group R

Group A

Number of nerves examined by SWM test

33

74

Normal touch (N) (%)

7 (21.2%)

28 (37.8%)

Diminished light touch (DLT) (%)

16 (48.5%)

24 (32.4%)

Diminished protective sensation (DPS) (%)

8 (24.2%)

20 (27%)

Loss of protective sensation (LPS) (%)

2 (6.1%)

2 (2.7%)

  1. Overview of the number and recovery results of reconstructed digital nerves assessed by the SWM test in the replantation (R) and amputation (A) groups