Table 5 Relationship between the intraoperative nerve status and the final outcome.
From: Surgical outcomes of the brachial plexus lesions caused by gunshot wounds in adults
The final outcome for intraoperative findings (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Complete rupture (n = 14) | Interrupted by a neuromaor/and fibrosis at the stump (n = 39) | Partial rupture (n = 25) | Neuroma or/andfibrosis is continuity (n = 110) | Nerve is intact, only compressed by fibrosis (n = 353) |
Poor | 21,43 | 20,51 | 16 | 5,45 | 3,68 |
Fair | 71,43 | 71,79 | 64 | 43,64 | 24,65 |
Good | 7,14 | 7,69 | 20 | 50,91 | 71,67 |