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)
  • 투고 : 2013.11.25
  • 심사 : 2013.11.27
  • 발행 : 2013.11.30

초록

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.

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