• Neurosurgery · Oct 2009

    Historical Article

    An eclectic review of the history of peripheral nerve surgery.

    • Allan H Friedman.
    • Division of Neurological Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. fried010@mc.duke.edu
    • Neurosurgery. 2009 Oct 1; 65 (4 Suppl): A3-8.

    AbstractWe take our present concepts of nerve repair for granted. In fact, the pioneers who established these principles traveled a road filled with erroneous dogma, bad advice, and misleading data. The lessons learned from a review of the history of peripheral nerve surgery are applicable to all neurosurgical disciplines. In honor of Dr. David Kline's distinguished career, we will review 3 aspects of the history of peripheral nerve surgery: Can an injured nerve regain function? How do peripheral nerves regenerate? When should a neuroma in continuity be resected?

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