Nerve transfers in the upper extremity: A review
| Autor: | Mohammad I. Badra, Elias G. Sayde, Ramzi C. Moucharafieh, Hassan M. Wardani, Jimmy Daher, Alexandre Nehme, Jad Mansour, Hicham G. Abd El Nour, Karl A. Boulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Gold standard 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Dissection (medical) medicine.disease Surgery Upper Extremity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Peripheral Nerve Injuries Peripheral nerve Nerve Transfer medicine Humans General Earth and Planetary Sciences Upper Extremity Dysfunction Brachial Plexus Brachial Plexus Neuropathies business Brachial plexus General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Injury. 51:2804-2810 |
| ISSN: | 0020-1383 |
| Popis: | Injury of the brachial plexus and peripheral nerve often result in significant upper extremity dysfunction and disability. Nerve transfers are replacing other techniques as the gold standard for brachial plexus and other proximal peripheral nerve injuries. These transfers require an intimate knowledge of nerve topography, a technically demanding Intraneural dissection and require extensive physical therapy for retraining. In this review, we present a summary of the most widely accepted nerve transfers in the upper extremity described in the current literature. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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