Open AccessRelevant factors in the treatment of digital nerve injury of the hand
Author(s) -
Sladjana Andjelković,
Aleksandar Lešić,
Cedo Vuckovic,
Vojo S Sudjić,
Marko Bumbaširević
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1112780a
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral nerve injury , etiology , nerve injury , hand injury , microsurgery , hand surgery , clinical significance , surgery , statistical significance , digital nerve , anastomosis , peripheral nerve , median nerve , anatomy
In his work the orthopaedic surgeon deals with a large number of peripheral nerve injuries, especially of the upper extremity. Most of these injuries involve the hand (30%).