Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Dr. Shores is an expert in peripheral nerve surgery of both the upper and lower extremities. He performs the most advanced nerve reconstruction procedures and nerve procedures for pain relief. He works closely with pain management doctors to help identify specific problematic nerves, and if possible, provide surgical solutions to help improve chronic pain. Some of the conditions that he treats are listed below and may have links to educational material.
NERVE CONDITIONS
Dr. Shores provides surgical treatment for compression based nerve injuries and disorders including:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome
- Radial Tunnel Syndrome
- Lacertus Syndrome
- Pronator Syndrome
- Merlagia Paresthetica
- Common Peroneal Nerve Compression
- Superficial Peroneal Nerve Compression
- And Many More!
Dr. Shores performs surgery for Acute Peripheral Nerve Injuries including:
- Primary Microsurgical Repair
- Peripheral Nerve Microsurgical Reconstruction using Autograft (Nerve Grafts taken from the Patient) and Allograft (Cadaver based Nerve Grafts)
- Nerve Transfers
- Tendon Transfers
Dr. Shores performs nerve surgeries for chronic pain including:
- Denervation
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR)
- Vascularized Direct Muscle Transfer (VDMT)
- Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI)
- Nerve Capping for Neuroma Prevention
PEG Fusion: Experimental procedure combined with standard microsurgical nerve repair within the first 48 hours of injury that attempts to recombine divided individual nerve cells in hopes of achieving faster/better outcomes. Dr. Shores has been performing this procedure in the research laboratory for years and this procedure may become available as part of a clinical trial in the future.
Phone: (314) 336-2555
Fax: (636) 812-6163
14825 N. Outer Forty Rd,
Suite 200
Chesterfield, MO - 63017
203 Dunn Rd,
Florissant, MO - 63031
Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Sat - Sun: Closed