en تخصصي Special مقالات اصيل Original Article <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background:</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Peripheral nerve damage is a very important factor in patients&#39; quality of life and functionality for various reasons. We aimed to compare the functionality level, disability and quality of life in subjects with peripheral nerve repair in the upper extremity.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Methods</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with nerve injuries in 2019. Among those patients, Eighty-five were selected as the sample. The instruments used in this study included the health-related quality of life standard questionnaire (SF-36), and the disability of the arm, shoulder and hand questionnaire (DASH-38). Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 and one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed that the disability score in the groups of patients was not significant. In addition, according to the results of the one-way ANOVA test, the quality of life score was not significant among the patient groups.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion:</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Considering that peripheral nerve damage has a significant impact on patients&#39; quality of life and functionality, apart from more research on the subject, it is necessary to provide support for patients to improve their quality of life.</span></span></span></span><br> <br> &nbsp; Peripheral Nerve Injury, Ulnar nerve, Median Nerve, Radial Nerve, Quality of Life, Functional Disability 68 73 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-448-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Hossein Akbari 100319475328460015806 100319475328460015806 Yes Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Amir Saraee 100319475328460015807 100319475328460015807 No Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Leila Mirzaei 100319475328460015808 100319475328460015808 No Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Mahsa Abolfazli 100319475328460015809 100319475328460015809 No Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Hossein Bagheri 100319475328460015810 100319475328460015810 No Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran Peyman Akbari 100319475328460015811 100319475328460015811 No Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran