Sensory Recovery Outcome after Digital Nerve Repair in Relation to Different Reconstructive Techniques: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Table 3

End-to-side coaptation.

Treatment

Author

Pub. date

Nerves with follow-up

Age (mean)

Age (range)

Follow-up time (mean)

Follow-up time (range)

Timing of repair

S0–S3 in %

S3+ in %

S4 in %

Nerve coaptation with epineural window

End-to-side coaptation

Pélissier

2001

6

33 y

13–46 y

1 y

0.5–1.25 y

—

17

83

0

In only some cases

Frey

2003

2

27 y

12–42 y

3.6 y

3.1–4 y

—

0

0

100

In all cases

Voche

2005

11

30 y

9–50 y

1.3 y

0.75–2.4 y

—

0

91

9

In all cases

Landwehrs

2008

5

52 y

42–59 y

1.75 y

0.9–3.25 y

—

20

40

40

In all cases

Artiaco*

2010

7

45 y

20–62 y

3 y

0.7–5 y

All

14

86

0

In all cases

Listings of treatment, author, publication date (pub. date), nerves with follow-up, age (mean and range; y: year), follow-up time (mean and range), timing of repair (all: primary and secondary), sensory recovery (S0–3, S3+, and S4), and nerve coaptation with epineural window; *: only original data set by Artiaco is shown; the other data sets (Pélissier, Frey, and Voche) are demonstrated separately.