Table 2 Nerve surgery and outcomes
Patients’ age (years) and gender, causative mechanism | Injury pattern | Associated injuries | Root avulsions | Timing of surgery (months after injury) | Surgical procedure | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33, M, motorcycle accident | Complete lumbosacral injury | Sacroiliac joint separation, bladder injury | L5, S1 | 9 | Laminotomy + Henry’s approach: from the contralateral plexus sural grafts to the gluteal nerves | No result |
13, M, sport accident | Complete lumbosacral injury | Sacroiliac joint separation, retroperitoneal hematoma | L3,L4,L5 | 12 | Anterolateral extraperitoneal approach: from the contralateral obturator nerve two grafts to the femoral nerve | No result |
20, F, car crash | Complete lumbosacral injury | Multiple fractures of the pelvic ring, femoral fracture | L4, L5, S1 | 10 | Laminotomy + Henry’s approach: from the contralateral plexus sural grafts to the gluteal nerves | No result |
18, M, motorcycle accident | Complete lumbosacral plexus injury | Sacroiliac joint separation, retroperitoneal hematoma | L2,L3,L4, L5, S1,S2 | 9 | Laminotomy + anterior approach: from the contralateral plexus 2 sural grafts to the femoral nerve | No result |
25, M, motorcycle accident | Complete lumbosacral palsy | Sacroiliac joint separation | L4,L5,S1 | 7 | Laminectomy + Henry’s approach: from the contralateral plexus nerve grafts to the gluteal and sciatic nerves | No result |
24, M, car crash | Sacral plexus injury | Iliac-ischiopubic fractures, sacral fracture | L5 | 10 | Hemilaminectomy: neurolysis and decompression of S1 from a bone fragment | Global improvement of the leg |