2015 Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology
* Early nerve protection with anterior interosseous nerve in modified end-to-side neurorrhaphy repairs high ulnar nerve injury: a hypothesis of a novel surgical technique.
- High ulnar nerve injuries frequently result in poor functional recovery. The prolonged denervation of target muscle largely accounts for the poor functional outcome. There are no approved effective treatments for high ulnar nerve injuries. However, the technique of reverse end-to-side (RETS) offers novel possibilities. The RETS nerve transfer not only provides earlier motor end-plate reinnervation to "babysit" the target muscle until native axons from the original high nerve regenerate, but also augments the regenerating axons. We postulate that coaptation of anterior interosseous nerve to the side of distal ulnar nerve by RETS technique could be an effective therapeutic intervention for high ulnar nerve injuries in human.
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Overview of adj functional
The adj functional has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) functional -- (designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing
in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture")
2. (1) functional -- (involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness")
3. functional -- (relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem
now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather
than a geographical basis")
4. functional, usable, useable, operable, operational -- (fit or ready for use or service; "the
toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still
usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order")
5. functional -- (designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects
knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional
architecture")
6. running, operative, functional, working -- ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of
performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes")
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