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Neuroma incidence following nerve repair
| Author and year | Number of repaired digital nerves in study | Neuroma incidence |
| Shaffer and Cleveland 195032 | 71 | 3 (4%) |
| Buncke 197250 | 20 | 4 (20%) |
| Khuc et al 198233 | 110 | 4 (4%) |
| Sullivan 198552 | 42 | 3 (7%) |
| Pereira et al 199130 | 30 | 5 (17%) |
| Chow and Ng 199349 | 72 | 0% |
| Tadjalli et al 199527 | 37 | 1 (3%) |
| Fakin et al 20162 | 93 | 2 (2%) |
| 8/30 studies reported a neuroma incidence | Total number of cases: 475 | Pooled incidence (22/475): 4.6% |
