To find new technique for repair of peripheral nerve defect, the nerve elongation repair technique was adopted. Two cases with nerve defect were treated by this method. One was a 12 year old male, the defect length of right radial nerve was 7.2 cm at the elbow. The other one was a 28 year old male, the defect length of left ulnar nerve the was 5 cm at elbow. In this method, the nerve was elongated by slow stretch from distal and proximal end of the ruptured nerve. After a few days, the nerve was repaired by direct suture. After operation, the function of nerves were recovered in 119 days and 114 days respectively. Follow-up for 5 years, the function of the effected limbs were recovered to the normal side. It was concluded that: (1) the peripheral never can be elongated by slow stretch; (2) to stretch the nerve end in a rubber tube can prevent adhesion and connective tissue blocking; (3) strength and supporting point of stretching should be designed carefully.

Citation： Wang Shucheng,Wang Heju,Chen Jianfe et al.. REPAIR OF PERIPHERAL NERVE EFFECT BY DIRECT SUTURE AFTER ELONGATION OF NERVE BY TRACTION. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1998, 12(3): 135-137. doi: Copy