The human hand is an intricate system comprised of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. When injury occurs—or congenital deformities, tumors, infections, or other medical ...

Claw hand deformity is a condition where your fingers are bent into a position that looks like a claw. It may affect all of your fingers or only some of them. The cause is usually related to damage to ...

MOTOR regeneration of the median nerve after transection and repair of the median nerve at the wrist occurs in only about 5 per cent of cases. The thumb is incapable of abduction and opposition with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite the notion that nerve surgery research has plateaued in the past several decades, some surgeons view ...

Largest peripheral nerve repair registry in the world generates clinical evidence of repair, safety, and outcomes data for peripheral nerve injuries ALACHUA, Fla., Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

TURIN (Reuters) - A man may regain the use of his hand, left paralysed by a severe road accident, thanks to a pioneering nerve transfer operation from his partly amputated leg, doctors in northern ...

A fainting episode causing traumatic nerve damage affecting his right hand could be why Leonardo da Vinci's painting skills were hampered in his late career. While the impairment affected his ability ...

Either method is effective in preserving parts for up to 24 hours. If not cooled, however, tissues may only survive for approximately six hours without circulation, especially if muscles are involved.

AxoGen announced its Avance Nerve Graft, a processed nerve allograft for surgical repair and reconstruction of peripheral nerve segmental defects, will be featured at the American Society for Surgery ...

Nerve Tape® enables nerve repair without microsutures, significantly reducing surgery time Biomechanical testing shows the device offers a stronger or comparable hold compared with standard ...