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Doz; Paul Hoffmann

Arch Neurol. 1971;24(6):573-574.

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This discussion concerns observations made on the wounded in military hospitals in Wurzburg, some of whom undergo electrical stimulation and regular observation at the Medical Polyclinic.

Nerve injuries impose a great demand on the patience of both doctor and patient. Even after a successful nerve suture, restitution of function can be expected only after several weeks. It would be a great comfort to the patient if one could evaluate the success of the suture early in the course. The following will show that this is possible in many cases by a very simple technique.

Let us suppose that the radial nerve is severed by a bullet in the middle of the arm and that the nerve is then sutured. Naturally a long period of time must pass until movement can return to the paralyzed muscles, since the nerve fibers have to grow from the proximal stump to the muscles. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Medical Polyclinic of Wurzburg

Footnotes
Translation of: Ueber eine Methode, den Erfolg einer Nervennaht zu beurteilen, Medizinische Klinik11:359-360, 1915.

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