Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

Peripheral nerve surgeries, especially the surgical treatment of brachial (and lumbar) plexus injuries, are not defined surgical specialties and are provided by only few colleagues in each country all over the world. They include neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, and hand and plastic surgeons, and they meet regularly and frequently at international meetings where they share their knowledge on surgical techniques and also exchange with researchers working on nerve regeneration and bioartificial nerve grafts.

There is only one journal specifically dedicated to this interdisciplinary field, the online Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, which was recently taken over by Thieme, helping this medical communication platform to continue reaching out to colleagues all over the world easily once they get connected to the Internet.

In this first issue, we present a set of articles from many authors who supported us by providing both clinical and research articles of high quality. We are proud to bring them forward to you, interested colleague, to share knowledge, stimulate the improvement of the patient's condition, and report on the international activity in this challenging field.

Here and now, we would like to thank all contributing authors, all reviewers, and the publishing team from Thieme for their dedicated work!

Do you like this platform? Would you consider submitting articles? Did you appreciate basic science or clinical information provided here, and did you find it helpful in making progress, wherever you work in the world, in dealing with sometimes difficult patient conditions and limited technical support in your hospital? Then let us know your view!

The Journal should live as an ever-renewing platform for all of us dedicated to peripheral nerves, and grow out to become a reference “cloud” which represents our clinical and research activities in this field over the years.

Enjoy the reading, and participate, submit, discuss, and contribute to the dynamic group of peripheral nerve surgeons all over the world, using this unique Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury!

December 2015.