Ecklund James M, Ling Geoffrey S F
Department of Neurosciences, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA.
Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2009 Jan;20(1):107-10, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2008.07.022.
Warfare historically causes a large number of peripheral nerve injuries. During the current global war on terror, an increased use of advanced regional anesthesia techniques appears to have significantly reduced pain syndromes that have been previously reported with missile-induced nerve injuries. Additionally, a new program has been established to develop advanced prosthetic devises that can interface with neural tissue to obtain direct neural control. As this technology matures, the functional restoration gained from these new generation prosthetic devices may exceed that which can be obtained by standard nerve repair techniques.
从历史上看，战争会导致大量周围神经损伤。在当前全球反恐战争中，先进区域麻醉技术使用的增加似乎已显著减少了先前报道的导弹所致神经损伤引起的疼痛综合征。此外，已设立了一个新项目来研发先进的假肢装置，该装置可与神经组织连接以实现直接神经控制。随着这项技术的成熟，这些新一代假肢装置带来的功能恢复可能会超过标准神经修复技术所能实现的恢复程度。
