Socioeconomic factors and outcome after repair and reconstruction of digital and major nerve trunk injuries in the upper limb.

ABSTRACT: Peripheral nerve injuries in the upper limb can lead to substantial disability and pain. We aimed to assess how socioeconomic factors affect outcomes after repaired or reconstructed digital or major nerve trunk injuries in the upper limb. We identified 670 individuals, who underwent surgical nerve repair or reconstruction using sensory nerve autografts, in the Swedish National Quality Registry for Hand Surgery 2010-2018. Socioeconomic factors, including education, cohabitation, type of work, sick leave, immigrant status and income, were gathered from the Swedish statistical agency ( www.scb.se ) and National Diabetes Register (NDR). We calculated prevalence ratios (PR) to assess the relationship between socioeconomic factors and surgical outcomes for the nerve injuries. Individuals with a

SUBMITTER: Frostadottir D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973527 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature