Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10083223 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Transfer of expendable motor fascicles from the ulnar and median nerves successfully can reinnervate the biceps and brachialis muscles for strong elbow flexion. The reinnervation of the brachialis muscle, the primary elbow flexor, as well as the biceps muscle provides an additional biomechanical advantage that accounts for the excellent elbow flexion strength obtained using this technique. Direct coaptation of the nerve fascicles was performed without the need for nerve grafts and there was no functional or sensory donor morbidity.
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Authors
Susan E. MD, Christine B. PT, MS, Terence M. MD, Thomas H. MD,