The Use of Amniotic Membrane for Peripheral Nerve Injury in Lower Extremity Surgical Procedures
Cacace A, Haywood J, Ashkani-Esfahani S, Vrolyk M, Gianakos A, DiGiovanni C, Guss D, Waryasz G. The Use of Amniotic Membrane for Peripheral Nerve Injury in Lower Extremity Surgical Procedures. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00602. PMCID: PMC9663639, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual analogue scorePostoperative visual analogue scoreNerve decompression proceduresAmniotic membraneDecompression proceduresPost-operative visual analogue scorePreoperative visual analogue scoreNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsLower extremity nervesShort-term complicationsNerve decompression surgeryPosterior tibial nerveTime of surgeryPeripheral nerve injurySeries of patientsPost-operative infectionAnti-inflammatory drugsPro-regenerative effectsYears of ageCommon peronealDeep peronealAffected nerveAnalogue scorePostoperative complicationsSuperficial peroneal