Status:

COMPLETED

Reconstruction of Proper Digital Nerve Defects in the Thumb Using a Pedicled Nerve Graft

Lead Sponsor:

The Second Hospital of Tangshan

Collaborating Sponsors:

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Conditions:

Nerve Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A proper digital nerve (PDN) defect in the thumb can produce partial or complete sensory loss which can result in functional disability. This article reports the treatment of the thumb PDN defect usin...

Detailed Description

At final follow-up, the investigators measured the sensibility of the thumb pulps and the donor sites using the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test and static 2-point discrimination (2PD) test. The tes...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • thumb PDN defects between the middle of the distal phalanx and the metacarpophalangeal joint;
  • PDN defects of single or both sides;
  • PDN defects 1-4 cm in length.

Exclusion

  • injury to the course of the pedicle or the donor sites;
  • PDN defects less than 1 cm or longer than 4 cm;
  • no Doppler sound at the location of the second dorsal metacarpal artery (SDMA).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01528397

Start Date

May 1 2005

End Date

May 1 2010

Last Update

February 8 2012

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