Transfer of Supinator Motor Branches to the Posterior Interosseous Nerve to Reconstruct Thumb and Finger Extension in Tetraplegia: Case Report

We treated a patient with tetraplegia who had paralysis of thumb and finger extension by transferring supinator motor branches to the posterior interosseous nerve. Surgery was performed bilaterally, 7 months after a spinal cord injury. Six months after surgery, with the wrist in neutral, extension o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) 2010-10, Vol.35 (10), p.1647-1651
Hauptverfasser:	Bertelli, Jayme A., MD, PhD, Tacca, Cristiano P., MD, Ghizoni, Marcos F., MD, Kechele, Paulo Roberto, MD, Santos, Marcos Antonio, MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cranial nerves. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system Diseases of the osteoarticular system Forearm - innervation Forearm - surgery Humans Male Medical sciences Motor Neurons - transplantation Muscle, Skeletal - innervation Nerve transfer Nerve Transfer - methods Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neurology Neurosurgery neurotization Orthopedics Peripheral Nerves - transplantation Quadriplegia - etiology Quadriplegia - surgery Snow Sports - injuries spinal cord injury supinator muscle Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases tetraplegia Young Adult
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