Free muscle transfer can restore hand function after injuries of the lower brachial plexus.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 80(1): 117-20, 1998 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-9460966
ABSTRACT
One pattern of injury to the brachial plexus shows recovery of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves but little else. These patients have useful shoulders and functional elbow flexion, but elbow and wrist extension is weak or absent. Their hand function is negligible. We restored hand function in three such patients using free functioning muscle transfer for finger flexion and transfer of the sensory rami of the intercostal nerve to the ulnar nerve for sensation. Supplementary operations to restore elbow and wrist extension were necessary in one patient.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paresia
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Plexo Braquial
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Músculo Esquelético
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Mãos
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão
País de publicação:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM