Natural History of Mixed and Motor Nerve Cryoablation in Humans-A Cohort Analysis

Abstract

Eight patients who underwent percutaneous cryoablation of mixed and/or motor nerves over a period of 5 years were identified. Distances from the ablation sites to origins of distal musculature were measured, and times to initial clinical recovery were collected. Strength progression over time following muscle activation was also collected and analyzed. All patients demonstrated activation of all muscles distal to the ablation, and the calculated mean rate of nerve regeneration based on distance to the origin of the assessed musculature and time to muscle activation for the group was 1.5 mm/day ± 1.1.