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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Table of patients

From: Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries: a classification proposal

Patient no.

Sex (M:F = 20:4)

Age at surgery (years) (average, 37 years)

Diagnosis

Mechanism of injury

PNI code

Treatment

1

M

15

Right external popliteal nerve injury

Deep clear-cut injury at proximal peroneal epiphysis

SP33OC/B11

Neurorraphy

2

M

28

 

Subamputation of III, IV, and V fingers with cutaneous injury to the volar portion of MCP joint

CD52OC/B11

Extensors and flexors tenorraphy and neurorraphy

3

M

43

Posterior circumflex nerve and its first branches (superficial and deep) injury

Complete lesion at the quadrangular space or quadrilateral space of Volpeau

C13CC/B22

Axillary nerve neurolysis,

subsequent nerve transfer of axillary nerve with tricipital branch and sural autograft of 25 mm, and open-surgery for rotator cuff repair

4

M

68

Median nerve and sensitive branch of radial nerve injuries

Inveterate lesion with 6 mm gap between stumps at median nerve and 38 mm gap between stumps of the sensitive branch of radial nerve

M43CC R42CC/A22

Reconstruction with sural autografts for median and sensory radial branch

5

M

23

Sensitive palmar branch of median nerve injury

Forearm open wound chronically progressed with 25 mm gap between stumps

M52CC/B22

Neurorraphy of sensory palmar branch of median nerve and posterior interosseous nerve grafting of 25 mm

6

F

42

Common digital nerve injury

Iatrogenic lesion, result of right hand aponeurectomy with evidence of neuroma-in-continuity in digital branch for IV finger, and 25 mm gap between stumps at bifurcation of common digital nerve on the V finger

CD52CC/B22

Reconstruction with sural autografts

7

M

44

Median and ulnar nerves injury

Two level amputation at radiocarpal and scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joints

M43OC U43OC/B11

Neurorraphy

8

M

15

Zone III ulnar nerve injury

Complete inveterate lesion just distal to ulnar collateral ligament with 40 mm gap between stumps

U43CC/B22

Reconstruction with five sural autografts (40 mm)

9

M

33

Radial Nerve Injury

Inveterate lesion of the proximal third of the upper arm with 60 mm gap between stumps

R23CC/B22

Reconstruction with five dural autografts

10

F

30

Common digital nerve injury

Complete amputation of III finger of the left hand

CD52OC/B11

Neurorraphy

11

M

29

Ulnar nerve injury

Complete lesion at middle third of the forearm with 50 mm gap between stumps

U33CC/B22

Reconstruction with four sural autografts (50 mm)

12

M

56

Ulnar nerve injury

Complete inveterate lesion 4 cm proximal to Guyon’s canal with 25 mm gap between stumps

U23CC/B22

Reconstruction with neurotube

13

M

25

Sciatic nerve injury

Inveterate lesion at proximal third of thigh with 80 mm gap between stumps

S23CC/B22

Neurolysis and reconstruction with five sural autografts (80 mm)

14

M

18

Palmar digital nerve injury

Complete interphalangeal joint (IPJ) amputation

CD52OC/B11

Neurorraphy

15

M

46

Median, ulnar, and radial nerves injuries

Complete distal third forearm amputation

M43OC U43OC R42OC/B11

Neurorraphy

16

M

54

Radial nerve injury

Nerve lesion at the level of the wrist with 14 mm gap between stumps

R52CC/B22

Reconstruction with muscle–vein-combined grafts

17

M

22

Common digital nerve injury

I finger amputation at metacarpophalangeal joint (MPJ)

CD52OC/B11

Neurorraphy

18

M

69

Ulnar nerve injury

Inveterate lesion at proximal third of the forearm with 40 mm gap between stumps

U43CC/A22

Reconstruction with five sural autografts

19

M

46

Radial nerve injury

Inveterate posterior cord of brachial plexus (BP) lesion, distal to axillary nerve origin with 60 mm gap between stumps

R1CC/B22

Reconstruction with 4 sural autografts

20

M

52

Common digital nerve injury

Open wound with loss of substance of the III finger with 12 mm gap between stumps

CD52CC/B22

Reconstruction with muscle–vein-combined grafts

21

F

31

Sciatic nerve injury

Partial injury of the left sciatic nerve

S23CP/B22

Neurorraphy

22

M

36

Peroneal nerve Injury

Inveterate lesion of superficial peroneal nerve at fibular head with 120 mm gap between stumps

SP33CC/B23

Reconstruction with two sural autografts (240 mm)

23

F

52

Median and musculocutaneous nerve injury

Inveterate lesion with 150 mm and 80 mm gap between stumps, respectively

M1 3CC MC13CC/B23

Reconstruction with two sural autografts

24

M

12

Ulnar nerve injury

Inveterate lesion at elbow level with 40 mm gap between stumps

U33CP/B22

Reconstruction with two sural autografts (40 mm)