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Director of Taleghani Treatment, Research and Educational Center (covered by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences) announced that a nerve transplantation surgery has been successfully carried out at that center. Dr. Vejdani added, “This surgery was performed by Dr. Mahdi Abili, a MUMS neurosurgeon, on a Taekwondo athlete suffering from axillary nerve injury.” Dr. Mahdi Abili then said, “The patient was a member of the Taekwondo national team who had a shoulder dislocation and axillary nerve damage while training. We took a nerve from his triceps muscle and transplanted it to the axillary nerve. The patient's overall status is satisfactory and he’s now recovered and follows his training with the national team.” He noted, “Nerve transplantation can also be carried out for infants who are afflicted with brachial plexus nerve injury at the time of birth, but there is a time limit for infants and the surgery can only be performed until 4-6 months [after injury].” Dr. Abili continued, “About 80 to 90 percent of organ movement is restored by this procedure, and it is [routinely] done for many newborns in the world. Now we have the capability in Taleghani Hospital of Mashhad and parents should be informed about this.” He added, “Concerning cervical spinal cord injuries, which paralyze all four limbs and the patients need help even for eating and drinking and moving their wheelchairs around , there is currently nothing we can do about the legs. But for hands, there are techniques which, after nerve transplantation and physiotherapy, will gradually enable the patients to use their hands to eat, drink, and drive their wheelchairs after 4 to 6 months.” |
