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Sensory recovery and Meissner corpuscle number after toe-to-hand transplantation
WEI FC; CARVER N; LEE YH
PLAST RECONSTR SURG , 2000, vol. 105, n° 7, p. 2405-2411 Doc n°: 98921 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : DD861 - TRAITEMENT CHIRURGICAL - MAIN-DOIGTS This study investigated the possible relationship between sensory recovery and receptor number after toe-to-hand transplantation. Moving two- point discrimination was measured after a course of sensory re-education. Meissner corpuscle number was then quantified by light microscopic examination of multiple sections of glabrous skin obtained at pulp reduction and from site-matched normal toe and fingertip skin. Meissner corpuscle number per millimeter was 0.94 in normal toe skin (n = 4), and 0.37 after toe-to-hand transplantation (n = 34). A significant correlation existed between moving two-point discrimination and Meissner corpuscle number (r = - 0.62; p < 0.001). No significant relationship was found between moving two- point discrimination and patient age or interval from injury to reconstruction. The results suggest that despite sensory re-education, there may be a level of receptor reinnervation below which good sensory recovery may not be obtained. Langue : ANGLAIS Tiré à part : OUI Identifiant basis : 2001214853 |
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