[Results of surgical treatment of common peripheral nerve lesions of the upper extremities].

The results of operative treatment and clinical as well as electrodiagnostic findings are discussed in 68 cases. In about one half of our cases a carpal tunnel syndrome was found with excellent outcome of the operation in 93,6%, with fairly good outcome in the rest of the cases. In 14 of the patients studied a sulcus nervi ulnaris syndrome was seen, 9 of them showing excellent improvement after operative neurolysis was performed. Motor function improved in 8 out of 11 traumatic nerve dissections; Restitutio ad integrum was seen in incomplete lesions of the brachial plexus only, useful recovery of motor and sensory functions in 7 out of 10 patients with total plexus lesions. Regarding these good results of operative treatment of mechanical lesions of the peripheral nerves an exact clinical and neurophysiological examination has to be done for diagnosing and localizing those peripheral nerve affections.