Clinical use of supinator motor branch transfer to the posterior interosseous nerve in C7-T1 brachial plexus palsies

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-117

  Dong, Zhen ^a   Gu, Yu Dong ^a   Zhang, Cheng Gang ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE TRANSFER; PARESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 77954407165     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.JNS091441     Document Type: Article

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