Grades of nerve injury (Seddon)
N-A-N
Predicts recovery and the need for surgical exploration.
Does not give the Sunderland sub-grades or timing of recovery.
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N-A-N. It helps you recall: Grades of nerve injury (Seddon).
Neurotmesis: complete transection, needs surgical repair
Axonotmesis: axon damaged, endoneurium intact, recovers slowly
N: Neurapraxia: conduction block, full recovery in weeks; A: Axonotmesis: axon damaged, endoneurium intact, recovers slowly; N: Neurotmesis: complete transection, needs surgical repair.
It belongs to Peripheral nerve injuries in Orthopaedics.
Does not give the Sunderland sub-grades or timing of recovery.
Predicts recovery and the need for surgical exploration.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Orthopaedics question about Peripheral nerve injuries.
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