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While nerve repair is known to improve sensory recovery, the benefit of associated digital artery repair remains debated when digital vascularization is preserved.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective comparative single-centre study including patients treated at a European Federation of Hand Emergency Centre for a unilateral injury of the proper palmar digital neurovascular bundle, with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. All patients underwent digital nerve repair with or without arterial repair. Digital artery patency was assessed at follow-up using Doppler ultrasonography combined with superb microvascular imaging. Patients were divided into two groups: patent digital artery (P) and non-patent digital artery (NP). The outcome measures were static two-point discrimination (s2PD), the British Medical Research Council (BMRC) sensory recovery score and cold intolerance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eighty-nine unilateral injuries were analysed: 58 in the P group and 31 in the NP group. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups in the median s2PD values (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.49) or BMRC scores combining S3+ and S4 categories (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.87). Perilesional arterial collateralization was significantly greater in the NP group (74.2%) than in the P group (43.1%) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003). Cold intolerance symptoms were observed in 32 patients in the P group and 18 patients in the NP group.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Digital artery patency does not significantly influence sensory recovery after unilateral injury to the proper palmar digital neurovascular bundle. A richer perilesional arterial collateral network may compensate for the absence of arterial patency and help maintain a vascular environment favourable for nerve regeneration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>III<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17531934261483768","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T11:24:01Z","timestamp":1789039441000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Influence of digital artery patency on sensory recovery after unilateral digital neurovascular injury"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-7248-4610","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Apolline","family":"Auvray-Maisonneuve","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Lille, Service Orthop\u00e9die 1, H\u00f4pital Roger Salengro, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziad","family":"Abdallah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Lille, Service Orthop\u00e9die 1, H\u00f4pital Roger Salengro, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2676-4020","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ralph","family":"Aboudiwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, H\u00f4pital Roger Salengro, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Timoth\u00e9e","family":"Olivier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Lille, Service de Radiologie et Imagerie Musculosquelettique, H\u00f4pital Roger Salengro, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-4856-1781","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christophe","family":"Chantelot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Lille, Service Orthop\u00e9die 1, H\u00f4pital Roger Salengro, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3547-9990","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marc","family":"Saab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Lille, Service Orthop\u00e9die 1, H\u00f4pital Roger Salengro, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0266-7681(91)90111-Z"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_1","article-title":"Risk assessment for surgical-site infections in orthopedic patients","volume":"20","author":"de Boer AS","year":"1999","unstructured":"de Boer AS, Mintjes-de Groot AJ, Severijnen AJ, van den Berg JM, van Pelt W. 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