Emery E, Blondet E, Mertens P, Sindou M
Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 1997;68(1-4 Pt 1):155-60. doi: 10.1159/000099916.
The authors analyzed the postoperative and long-term results of the microsurgical DREZotomy procedure performed in 37 patients suffering from chronic pain due to brachial plexus avulsion. The evaluation was based on clinical parameters. The immediate results consisted of good pain relief (pain relief > 75%) in 79% of the patients. A long-lasting good pain relief has been achieved in 66.5% of the patients with a mean follow-up of 60 months (range 12-120). The morbidity rate was 5%.
作者分析了对37例因臂丛神经撕脱导致慢性疼痛患者实施显微手术DREZ切开术的术后及长期结果。评估基于临床参数。即刻结果显示，79%的患者疼痛得到良好缓解（疼痛缓解>75%）。平均随访60个月（范围12 - 120个月），66.5%的患者实现了持久的良好疼痛缓解。发病率为5%。
