Microsurgery for Peripheral Nerves

The following sections are included:

• Section 1 History of Microsurgery for Peripheral Nerves

• Section 2 The Anatomy of Peripheral Nerves

• Section 3 Repairing Peripheral Nerves with Microsurgical Techniques

  • Advantages of using Microsurgical Techniques in Peripheral Nerve Repair

  • Different Types of Microsurgical Techniques in Peripheral Nerve Repair

  • Indications

  • Positioning

  • Operating Procedures

  • Post-operative Management

• Section 4 Fascicular Grafting for Peripheral Nerve Repair using Microsurgical Techniques

  • Nerve repair by pulling the cut ends together has the following obvious disadvantages:

  • Indications for Surgery

  • Anaesthesia

  • The Common Cutaneous Nerves used for Grafting

  • Operating Procedures for Fascicular Nerve Grafts

  • Post-operative Management

• Section 5 Neurolysis using Microsurgical Techniques

  • Historical Review

  • Indications

  • Anaesthesia

  • Operating Procedures

• Section 6 Vascularised Nerve Graft

  • Blood Supply to the Peripheral Nerve

  • Indications

  • Anaesthesia and Positioning

  • Operating Procedures

• Section 7 Microsurgery for the Facial Nerve

  • The Anatomy of the Facial Nerve

  • Reconstructive Operations for the Facial Nerve inside the Temporal Bone

  • Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy and its Reconstructive Surgical Measures

  • Microsurgical Procedures in the Treatment of Facial Palsy using Free Nerve Grafts