Nerve Basics

02/02/2022 30 min Temporada 2 Episodio 38
Nerve Basics

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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 meetThe different classification of nerve injuryAn overview of Wallerian degenerationCommon types of reflect tests they conduct in officeTreatment optionsWhat 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] OutroResources:Visit our website: https://thepoddoctors.com/Book Mentioned: Saving Limbs, Saving Lives: Advanced Treatments for Preventing Amputations in Diabetic Populations by Dr. Damien Dauphinee