Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK (RA-UK) priority setting partnership involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

Introduction: Regional anaesthesia provides important clinical benefits to patients but is underutilised. A barrier to widespread adoption may be the focus of regional anaesthesia research on novel techniques rather than evaluating and optimising existing approaches. Research priorities in regional anaesthesia identified by anaesthetists have been published, but the views of patients, carers and other healthcare professionals have not been considered previously.

Self-assessed outcomes following double fascicular nerve transfer for elbow flexion.

Background: Double fascicular nerve transfer (DFT) is often performed to re-animate the elbow flexors. Studies of motor recovery following this surgery have exclusively reported on the objective outcome of muscle power. Questionnaire studies allow researchers and clinicians to learn from patients and better direct care towards their needs.

Radiolucent cerclage for humerus fractures: beware of radial nerve injury-a case report.

A 73-year-old woman was referred to a National Centre for Peripheral Nerve Injury with a post-operative left radial nerve degenerative lesion following open reduction and internal fixation of a proximal third humerus fracture using radiolucent Arthrex FiberTape® Cerclage as an adjunct to plating to improve stability. Intra-operative photographs illustrate compression of the radial nerve under the cerclage construct. Use of radiolucent cerclage for humerus fractures is increasing with modern systems capable of withstanding an ultimate load of 4300 N.

Does prophylactic decompression of distal nerves following nerve repair improve functional recovery? A systematic review.

Background: Peripheral nerve injuries are burdensome on healthcare systems, individuals and society as a whole. The current standard of treatment for neurotmesis is primary neurorrhaphy or nerve grafting. However, several patients do not recover their full function.