• Çağdaş Pamuk.
• Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Private Silivri Anadolu Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. cagdaspamuk@hotmail.com.
• Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Oct 1; 192 (5): 223522412235-2241.

BackgroundThere are very few studies comparing patients with and without repair after digital nerve injury. It is still controversial whether digital nerve repair is necessary.AimsThe aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with unilateral isolated digital nerve injury who underwent surgical repair and those who did not.MethodsSeventy-four patients with unilateral digital nerve injury were included in the study. Of these, the patients who underwent surgical repair were determined as group A (n = 42), the patients without repair as group B (n = 32), and the groups were divided into subgroups according to injury levels. Results were evaluated with a minimum follow-up of 24 months.ResultsWhen the S2PD results were evaluated overall, it was found that those who had digital nerve repair (group A) had significantly better outcomes compared to those without repair (group B) (p = 0.012). When the subgroups were evaluated according to the injury localization, no significant difference was observed at the distal levels, while it was observed that the patients who underwent repair in the proximal levels showed significantly better results (p = 0.003, p = 0.012).ConclusionIn this study, it was seen that there was no difference between the results of repair and non-repair of unilateral nerve injuries distal to the middle level of the middle phalanx, but repair is required in injuries proximal to this level.© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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