Multiple nerve transfers for the reanimation of shoulder and elbow functions

Multiple nerve transfers for the reanimation of shoulder and elbow functions

In irreparable C5, C6 spinal nerve and upper truncal injuries the proximal root stumps are not available for grafting, hence repair is based on nerve transfer or neurotization. Between Feb 2004 and May 2006, 23 patients with irreparable C5, C6 or upper truncal injuries of the Brachial Plexus underwe...

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Main Authors: PS Bhandari, LP Sadhotra, P Bhargava, AS Bath, MK Mukherjee, TS Bhatti, S Maurya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2008-12-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma
Subjects:
brachial plexus injury
C5-C6 injuries
upper truncal lesions
nerve transfers
Online Access:http://www.ijntonline.com/Dec08/abstracts/abs8.PDF

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