Evaluation of elbow flexion following free muscle transfer from the medial gastrocnemius or transfer from the latissimus dorsi, in cases of traumatic injury of the brachial plexus

Evaluation of elbow flexion following free muscle transfer from the medial gastrocnemius or transfer from the latissimus dorsi, in cases of traumatic injury of the brachial plexus

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the gain in elbow flexion in patients with traumatic injury of the brachial plexus following muscle transfer from latissimus dorsi with the gain following free muscle transfer from the medial belly of the gastrocnemius. METHODS: This was a retrospective study in whi...

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Main Authors: Frederico Barra de Moraes, Mário Yoshihide Kwae, Ricardo Pereira da Silva, Celmo Celeno Porto, Daniel de Paiva Magalhães, Matheus Veloso Paulino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
Subjects:
Plexo braquial/cirurgia
Músculo/transplante
Procedimentos cirúrgicos reconstrutivos
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