Central Nerve Plexus Injury with CD

Presents a successful surgical strategy to repair the spinal root and the associated spinal cord injury that follows from severe traction injuries to the brachial and lumbosacral nerve plexus. This work decribes the basic science background to this novel surgical technique, and the contemporary palliative procedures.

Introduction; The Intraspinal Plexus Injury and Its Natural History; Surgical Anatomy; Assessment of Patients with Intraspinal Plexus Injuries; Palliative Peripheral Nerve Procedures for Spinal Root Injuries; Basic Science of Experimental Root Injuries; Surgical Exposures and Repairs; Outcome; Conclusion.