Anatomical feasibility of transferring supinator motor branches to the posterior interosseous nerve in C7-T1 brachial plexus palsies: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 326-331

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a,c,e   Kechele, Paulo Roberto ^b   Santos, Marcos Antonio ^d   Besen, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro ^b   Duarte, Hamilton ^b  

^a Governador Celso Ramos Hospital   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c Center of Biological and Health Sciences   (Brazil)

^d Homero de Miranda Gomes Hospital   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Nerve grafting; Nerve transfer; Neurotization; Posterior interosseous nerve; Supinator muscle

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOREARM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINATOR MOTOR BRANCH; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 68849098690     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.08859     Document Type: Article

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