ABSTRACT
The relationship between the number of digital nerves sutured and sensory recovery
was investigated in 50 fingers of 33 patients, with follow-up of more than five years
after replantation of the amputated fingers. Items of investigation were measurements
of two-point discrimination (2PD) values and the threshold of touch sense. In cases
of repair at the proximal phalanx, good sensory recovery was observed only with bilateral
nerve repair. At the middle phalanx, the influence of the location of repair on sensory
recovery was greater than that of the number of digital nerves sutured. Sensory recovery
was better in those cases with repairs at a more distal location. Modes of sensory
recovery were also studied.
