UToledo Health treats chronic wounds with 3D printed grafts, made from a patient’s own fat cells, that encourage the body to ...

We have treated 24 cases of painful neuromas of sural nerve after withdrawal; 11 of which were treated surgically. A safe procedure to cure and to prevent such neuromas is described — the electrical ...

The sural nerve begins in the upper calf region where two significant nerves join together. It extends downward along the back outer section of your leg, curves around the ankle, and terminates ...

The sural nerve also plays a vital role in diagnosing and treating other nerve disorders. It is the most common donor nerve used for medical biopsies and nerve grafting due to its diameter and length.

In this surgery, a left sural graft was used as cable to repair the median nerve. March 2021 – Nurul Iman underwent another ...

Abstract Sural nerve withdrawal in peripheral nerve surgery is commonly performed for grafting nerve lesions with gap. Notwithstanding its popular use, this procedure is not entirely without fault as ...

Despite the notion that nerve surgery research has plateaued in the past several decades, some surgeons view timely, precise diagnostics and a new wave of research as a viable path to improved ...

The nerve’s function is a major factor. The donor nerve typically supplies sensation to an area of skin where sensation is not critical. Nerve grafts are also sometimes taken from nonfunctioning nerve ...

The graft nerve is taken from a sensory nerve, usually the sural nerve, that provides sensation to an area of the skin where sensation is not vital. But the success rate of nerve grafts can be hit ...