Table 3.

Patient characteristics frequently seen more than 6 months following nerve injury.

Factors	Percentage of responses
Cold sensitivity	54
Decreased motor function	42*
Paraesthesia or numbness	41
Fear of using extremity	22**
Fear of returning to work	22**
Neuropathic pain	20
Emotional or psychological distress	17

*p = .02 (significantly, more surgeons who operate on brachial plexus injuries selected decreased motor function), **p = .006 and p = .045 (“fear of using the extremity” and “fear of returning to work,” respectively, selected by surgeons who responded later to the survey compared to the early respondents