Table 1 Summary of most common mechanisms of injury and the intraoperatively revealed nerve continuity as well as most common concomitant injury

Digital n.

96.2% laceration

1.9%

58.2% vessel injury

Median n.

51% laceration

36.7%

38.8% tendon injury

Ulnar n.

45.8% falls

62.5%

37.5% fracture

Radial n.

34.5% laceration

62.1%

48.3% fracture

Brachial plexus

42.9% motor vehicle

58.7%

none

Sciatic n.

50% falls / 50% motor vehicle

100%

25% multiple tendons and vessels

Peroneal n.

41.2% motor vehicle

64.7%

47.1% fracture

Tibial n.

42.9% burn

57.1%

28.6% fracture