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What is the central question of this study? Is peripheral sensory function impaired in the chronic phase of non‐freezing cold injury (NFCI)? What is the main finding and its importance?… Click to show full abstract
What is the central question of this study? Is peripheral sensory function impaired in the chronic phase of non‐freezing cold injury (NFCI)? What is the main finding and its importance? Warm and mechanical detection thresholds are elevated and intraepidermal nerve fibre density is reduced in individuals with NFCI in their feet when compared to matched controls. This indicates impaired sensory function in individuals with NFCI. Interindividual variation was observed in all groups, and therefore a diagnostic cut‐off for NFCI has yet to be established. Longitudinal studies are required to follow NFCI progression from formation to resolution
Journal Title: Experimental Physiology
Year Published: 2023
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