Fat grafting for nerve padding

WorkSafeBC Evidence-Based Practice Group, Martin CW
Record ID 32018002738
English
Authors' objectives: To determine whether there is any evidence to support the efficacy and/or effectiveness of fat grafting, either through dermis fat graft or liposuction harvesting, for nerve padding in the wrist or forearm area.
Authors' results and conclusions: Overall, there were 145 published studies identified through these literature searches. Upon examination of the titles and abstracts of these 145 published studies, none were thought to be relevant to the objectives of this systematic review. Hence, to date, no study is available for determining the efficacy and/or effectiveness of fat grafting for nerve padding in any bodily location nor is there any study discussing the role of nerve padding in the wrist or forearm area.
Authors' methods: A comprehensive and systematic literature search was conducted on commercial medical literature databases on April 20, 2022. No limitations, such as on the language or date of publication, were implemented in any of these searches. For any articles retrieved in full, manual searches on the references of these articles were conducted.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2022
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Mini HTA
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Wrist Injuries
  • Forearm Injuries
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Surgery, Plastic
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Transplantation, Autologous
Keywords
  • fat grafting
  • wrist
  • forearm
  • nerve padding
Contact
Organisation Name: WorkSafeBC
Contact Address: 6591 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C6 Canada. Tel: 604-231-8417; Fax: 604-279-7698
Contact Name: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Contact Email: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Copyright: WorkSafe BC
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