| Autor: |
Brian T, Carlsen, Matthew C, Wendt, Robert J, Spinner, Allen T, Bishop, Alexander Y, Shin |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances. 20(4) |
| ISSN: |
1548-825X |
| Popis: |
This report documents the use of a free-functioning gracilis muscle transfer from a lower extremity paralyzed from a spinal cord injury to restore elbow flexion in the patient's upper extremity which was paralyzed from a brachial plexus injury. The transfer was performed nine months after injury and resulted in functional elbow flexion. Clinical examination and EMG analysis document function of the transferred muscle with grade 4 muscle strength. The resultant effect on the skeletal muscle is different after upper motor neuron injury versus lower motor neuron injury. The successful function of a free-functioning muscle transfer after a spinal cord injury in this case has important implications for patients with spinal cord injury. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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