Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Microvascular surgery, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery
Neurorrhaphy (peripheral nerve repair under magnification)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PUS - perform under supervision (NMC); PI - perform independently (NMC); perform independently (DrNB operative skills)
- Also called
- nerve repair, epineurial repair, microneural repair
Videos and resources
- VideoNerve Repair in the Finger2:01
- VideoSimple simulation training for epineural nerve repair - How to do a nerve repair - Practice Session17:46
- +66 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Perform Neurorrhaphy” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 11)
“Diagnose, investigate, exploration and repair of peripheral nerves under magnification.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 8)
“Nerve injury Repair-Peripheral nerves, facial nerve, nerve graft harvesting etc.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)
“Micro neural repair” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 18)
“Microsurgical Repair of Peripheral Nerves and Nerve Grafts” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 8)