Digital Nerve Coaptation vs Standard of Care for Partial and Ray Digital Amputations
These data indicate a positive observable outcome when comparing patients' postoperative pain and rate of complications with DNC vs TN at the time of amputation. Though a larger sample size is needed to solidify these results, these findings do suggest that DNC is a potentially superior alternative for nerve management in digital amputations, with the potential to improve long-term pain control and patient outcomes.
Authors
- James H. Sikes
- Katie W. Brown
- Jennifer L. West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8550-2875)
- Eric Waetjen
- Marc E. Walker
- John M. Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-0881)
- Steele I. Liles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3243-6983)
- Ronald R. McCall
- Punn Punnakanta
Institutions
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004591
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00