Arch Reconstr Microsurg.
2013 Nov;22(2):86-89.
Treatment of Recurrent Neuroma after Forearm Amputation: End to End Neurorrhaphy
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jikocmc@naver.com
Abstract
- The neuroma is a tumor of nerve tissue that partially or completely severed through incomplete regeneration process. Neuromas that formed in the stump of a limb following amputation is a cause of the stump pain and can make intractable pain. The authors report a rare case of 36-year-old man with neuroma at stump, which has been recurred three times. This patient was treated with end-to-end neurorrhaphy after resecting neuroma. Follow-up at out-patient clinic showed satisfied result.
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