1. Introduction; 2. The Intraspinal Plexus Injury and Its Natural History; 3. Surgical Anatomy; 4. Assessment of Patients with Intraspinal Plexus Injuries; 5. Palliative Peripheral Nerve Procedures for Spinal Root Injuries; 6. Basic Science of Experimental Root Injuries; 7. Surgical Exposures and Repairs; 8. Outcome; 9. Conclusion; Index
Summary
This unique volume presents the first 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. The basic science background to this novel surgical technique is described, and the contemporary palliative procedures as well as clinical and ancillary assessments are given together with a meticulous description of the functional outcome of the surgery. Covering the research that led to the author's pioneering application of this surgical technique to the clinical human situa
