The long-term effect of the babysitterprocedure after proximal nerve injury.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- decrease of muscle mass following nerve injurydenervation atrophy1002830210034606
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31639
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who underwent the babysitterprocedure following a total transection of the ulnar or median nerve, 10 cm or more proximally from wrist crease. Same patients without an additional operation.
Exclusion Criteria
Anastomoses between the median and ulnar nerve, for example a Martin-Gruber anastomosis, anastomoses from the ulnar to the median nerve, palmar anastomoses.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Recovery of muscle strenght and muscle volume.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Recovery of sensibility, nerve conduction, contraction following stimulation of<br /><br>the nerve.</p><br>