Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (Jun 2018)

Peroneal Nerve Repair of a 9 Year Old: Return of Motor Function after 2 Years

  • Oren Tessler, MD, MBA,
  • Lynn Bourn, BSN,
  • Jasmine Kudji,
  • Gabriel C. Tender, MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001835
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 6
p. e1835

Abstract

Read online

Summary:. Major factors that influence functional nerve recovery, postrepair, are length of the nerve defect, type of injury, operative technique, time until treatment, and age of the patient. We present a severe motor nerve defect in a complicated peroneal nerve injury in a 9-year-old that showed functional return after a delayed period of 23 months with sural nerve cable grafting. This case revealed the increased resiliency and regenerative capacity of motor end plates in young patients. In conclusion, autograft for a deep peroneal nerve repair, by means of sural nerve graft, proved to be an acceptable option in children.