[Combined surgical treatment of inveterate lesions of median and ulnar nerves].

In the paper, on the basis of the treatment of 70 patients with inveterate damages of hand, nerves or finger flexor nerves and tendons, complicated by secondary neurogenic deformations, is demonstrated efficiency of single-staged combined operative treatment aimed at restoration of damaged structures of hand and correction of developed secondary deformations. Possible volume of single-staged operative treatment, optimal methods of surgical correction of deformations and terms of its accomplishing are determined. Good and satisfactory results have been obtained with 63 patients.

[Results of simultaneous combined surgical interventions in neglected injuries of nerves of the hand and fingers].

The authors analyze the remote results of treatment of 56 patients with neglected injuries to the median and/or ulnar nerves after combined surgical interventions including restoration of the nerves, flexor tendons, one of the main arteries, and correction of neurogenic deformation of the hand. The results were assessed according to a specially developed comprehensive scheme with due consideration for recovery of individual structures of the hand and of its total function. Good and satisfactory results were achieved in 96 percent of patients, which fact recommends combined surgical interventions for the treatment of neglected injuries to the hand and finger nerves.