Clinical Variables Associated with Lymphedema Surgery: Physiologic versus Excisional.

Background: As surgical interventions for lymphedema become increasingly available, it is important to understand characteristics of patients that undergo lymphedema surgery. The goal of this study was to define clinical variables of patients evaluated at a medical center who underwent lymphedema surgery to better inform which referred patients are surgical candidates.

Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was performed on patients referred to plastic surgery for lymphedema between January 2016 and June 2023.

Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) Surgery for Mitigation of Neuroma and Postamputation Pain.

Background: A neuroma occurs when a regenerating transected peripheral nerve has no distal target to reinnervate. Symptomatic neuromas are a common cause of postamputation pain that can lead to substantial disability. Regenerative peripheral nerve interface (RPNI) surgery may benefit patients through the use of free nonvascularized muscle grafts as physiologic targets for peripheral nerve reinnervation for mitigation of neuroma and postamputation pain.