Saturday 27 February 2021

Broken Nerves Stay Broken




Neuron




Neuron To Nerve

Nerve: Collection of axons outside the CNS 


Nerve: Bundle of axons in the Peripheral Nervous System 






Resting Membrane Potential Of A Neuron is - 70 mv 






Action Potential Across A Neuron 

RMP changes from - 70 mv to + 40 mv




Types Of Synapses






Conduction Velocity Of Nerve Fibres





Nerve Injury



Conduction Velocity across a nerve lost in varying degrees of nerve injury 

Nerve injuries are classified as 




Seddon classification of Nerve Injuries 



Neurotomesis: No recovery potential of a nerve possible




e.g. Peroneal Nerve Neurotomesis = Foot Drop





Management of Nerve Injury





Snapshot




Somethings just cant be fixed














































 

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