Table 2.
Nerve injury characteristics
| Population | Outcome population (N,S = 385), (N,R = 624) |
|---|---|
| Mechanism of nerve injury—n (%)a | |
| Amputation/replantation | 27 (7.0%) |
| Avulsion | 22 (5.7%) |
| Blunt laceration | 11 (2.9%) |
| Crush/compression | 49 (12.7%) |
| Gunshot/blast | 37 (9.6%) |
| Iatrogenic | 16 (4.2%) |
| Missing | 2 (0.5%) |
| Other | 14 (3.6%) |
| Saw laceration | 107 (27.8%) |
| Sharp laceration | 92 (23.9%) |
| Stretching | 1 (0.3%) |
| Tumor | 7 (1.8%) |
| Nerve injury area—n (%)a | |
| Head/neck | 4 (1.0%) |
| Lower extremity | 28 (7.3%) |
| Upper extremity | 353 (91.7%) |
| Concomitant injuries—n (%)b | |
| Fracture | 191 (28.4%) |
| Ligament | 5 (0.7%) |
| Other | 11 (1.6%) |
| Skin | 8 (1.2%) |
| Tendon | 247 (36.7%) |
| Vascular | 211 (31.4%) |
Abbreviations: N,S, number of subjects; N,R, number of repair.
a
Subjects with more than one repair are reported under each category.
b
Repairs with more than one concomitant injury were reported under each category.