Main description:

No other book covers as extensively all aspects of peripheral nerve surgery. This includes the pathology and pathophysiology of compression neuropathies, traumatic nerve lesions and nerve tumours, and their treatment with various techniques. All body regions are described adequately. The second part of the book deals with palliative surgery for reconstruction of lost function. This includes a comprehensive array of muscle and tendon transfers, functional muscle transplantation and intramuscular neurotisation.

Contents:

I General Considerations in Nerve Surgery.- 1 Historical Development of Peripheral Nerve Surgery.- 2 Anatomy and Histological Reaction of Traumatized Nerves.- 3 Clinical Presentation of Nerve Lesions.- 4 Scientific Outlook.- II Specific Types of Nerve Lesioins.- 5 Entrapment Syndromes.- 6 Trauma-Related Limb Nerve Lesions.- 7 Facial Nerve.- 8 Nerve Tumors.- 9 Pain Related to Nerve Trauma.- III Muscle and Tendon Transfer in Peripheral Nerve Lesions.- 10 Muscle and Tendon Transfer.- 11 Transfers for Functional Reconstruction.- 12 Principles of Free Neurovascular Muscle Transplantation.- 13 Intramuscular Neurotization.- References.