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Digital nerve injury of the hand: Epidemiologic and clinical analysis

Anđelković Slađana (Klinika za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Lešić Aleksandar R. (Klinika za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Palibrk Tomislav (Klinika za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Vučković Čedo (Klinika za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Suđić Vojo S. (Klinika za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Bumbaširević Marko Ž. (Klinika za ortopedsku hirurgiju i traumatologiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Jakovljević Aleksandar (Medicinski fakultet, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosna i Hercegovina)
Đukić Vladimir R. (Klinika za urgentnu hirurgiju KCS, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)

The aim of this study was to show the significance of epidemiologic factors of digital nerve injury and their social influence. 108 patients were operated with primary suture within first 48 h after injury. We record factors as sex, age, etiology, dominance and level of injury. Results of sensory recovery were measured by Medical Research Council scale (MCR). Males predominantly sustain this injury (83.3%) and we seen more frequently in the young adults. Average age is 34.7 years (from 16 to 70). These injuries rarely isolated and most of them are in the zone II (48.1%). The full recovery we have only in nine patients. Digital nerve injury of the hand are more often found in young mail adults who are work active. They are out of work even six months, and sometimes even more. Some of these injuries leaves permanent disability which have a socio- economic importance.

Keywords: digital nerve, nerve suture, microsurgery, hand injury