Nerve Basics
Dr. Damien Dauphinee, a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and Dr. Raafae Hussain, fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, walk through peripheral nerve injury and provide a general overview of some of the different classifications of nerve injury. They discuss some of the tests they conduct for nerve injuries and treatment options.
QUOTES:
“If you’ve got a motor injury, you’ve got up to a year to do something, but realistically, you have nine to ten months.” -Dr. Damien Dauphinee [12:44]
“So our different treatment options for all of these, they’re all different. That’s the downside of this, because every injury needs a specific type of repair.” -Dr. Raafae Hussain [24:52]
Top Takeaways:
- The two major parts of the nervous system and where they meet
- The different classification of nerve injury
- An overview of Wallerian degeneration
- Common types of reflect tests they conduct in office
- Treatment options
What You Will Learn:
- [00:40] Intro
- [02:21] Two major parts of the nervous system
- [05:59] What a nerve looks like in cross section
- [07:44] Different classification of nerve injury
- [12:01] An overview of Wallerian degeneration
- [13:08] Some of the tests they do in office
- [24:52] Treatment options
- [30:35] Outro
Resources:
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Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee
