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Evaluation of Stainless Steel Nerve Caps for Palmar Digital Neurectomy
Author(s) -
BRAMLAGE L. R.,
GABEL A. A.,
KUHN W. E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1982.tb00660.x
Subject(s) - neurectomy , medicine , lameness , digital nerve , surgery , anatomy , pathology , alternative medicine
Stainless steel nerve caps for application to the proximal nerve stump during palmar digital neurectomy were examined. Six experimental horses and three clinical patients underwent palmar digital neurectomy using the capping technique. Good results were obtained on the experimental horses; however, when the caps were used on the clinical patients, lameness appeared in two of three horses after hard work. The caps were considered unacceptable for clinical use.