TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term follow-up evaluation of cold sensitivity following nerve injury
AU - Collins, E. D.
AU - Novak, C. B.
AU - Mackinnon, S. E.
AU - Weisenborn, S. A.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - This article reports the long-term follow-up evaluation (mean, 10 years) findings of 50 patients with upper-extremity peripheral nerve injuries. The most common persistent symptom was cold sensitivity (n = 38), and 33 of 38 patients rated its intensity as moderate or severe. Cold sensitivity typically developed within months after initial injury and resolved in only 2 patients. No significant difference in the incidence of cold sensitivity was found between patients with subjectively normal hand sensation (7 of 11) and those who reported abnormal hand sensibility (31 of 37). A cold sensitivity severity score (CSSS) was determined; a significant relationship was found between the CSSS and the patient's subjective rating of cold sensitivity intensity and change in job status or occupation due to injury (p ≤ .02). No significant relationships were found between incidence of cold sensitivity and age, mechanism of injury, smoking, or level of nerve injury. A significant relationship was found between cold sensitivity and digital amputation injuries (p ≤ .05). Thus, cold sensitivity is a common sequela following nerve injury and does not decrease over time.
AB - This article reports the long-term follow-up evaluation (mean, 10 years) findings of 50 patients with upper-extremity peripheral nerve injuries. The most common persistent symptom was cold sensitivity (n = 38), and 33 of 38 patients rated its intensity as moderate or severe. Cold sensitivity typically developed within months after initial injury and resolved in only 2 patients. No significant difference in the incidence of cold sensitivity was found between patients with subjectively normal hand sensation (7 of 11) and those who reported abnormal hand sensibility (31 of 37). A cold sensitivity severity score (CSSS) was determined; a significant relationship was found between the CSSS and the patient's subjective rating of cold sensitivity intensity and change in job status or occupation due to injury (p ≤ .02). No significant relationships were found between incidence of cold sensitivity and age, mechanism of injury, smoking, or level of nerve injury. A significant relationship was found between cold sensitivity and digital amputation injuries (p ≤ .05). Thus, cold sensitivity is a common sequela following nerve injury and does not decrease over time.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0363-5023(96)80319-4
DO - 10.1016/S0363-5023(96)80319-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 8969435
AN - SCOPUS:0030452105
SN - 0363-5023
VL - 21
SP - 1078
EP - 1085
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
IS - 6
ER -