Intrinsic Hand Muscle Reinnervation by Median-Ulnar End-to-Side Bridge Nerve Graft: Case Report

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 446-450

  Magdi Sherif, M ^a   Amr, Adel H ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

bridge graft; double end to side nerve graft; hand intrinsic muscles reinnervation; High median ulnar nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADDUCTION; ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; END TO SIDE BRIDGE NERVE GRAFT; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND INJURY; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND MUSCLE; HAND RECONSTRUCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSATION; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SKIN ABRASION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THENAR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ULNAR NERVE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 77249109747     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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