Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Volume 22 Issue 2
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- Pages.86-89
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- 2013
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- 2383-5257(pISSN)
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- 2288-6184(eISSN)
Treatment of Recurrent Neuroma after Forearm Amputation: End to End Neurorrhaphy
- Roh, Youn-Tae (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Kim, Hyoung-Min (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- You, Sung-Lim (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Kim, Chol-Jin (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Park, Il-Jung (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
- Received : 2013.11.25
- Accepted : 2013.11.27
- Published : 2013.11.30
Abstract
The neuroma is a tumor of nerve tissue that partially or completely severed through incomplete regeneration process. Neuromas that formed in the stump of a limb following amputation is a cause of the stump pain and can make intractable pain. The authors report a rare case of 36-year-old man with neuroma at stump, which has been recurred three times. This patient was treated with end-to-end neurorrhaphy after resecting neuroma. Follow-up at out-patient clinic showed satisfied result.