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Restoring active elbow flexion is essential in the surgical management of C5-C6 ± C7 brachial plexus palsies. This study compares the clinical results of 2 techniques to restore elbow flexion: the partial ulnar nerve transfer and the intercostal nerve transfer.Partial ulnar nerve transfer was performed in 23 patients, and intercostal nerve transfer was performed in 17 patients. For both techniques,...
We report on the results we obtained with reconstruction for total paralysis of the brachial plexus using long nerve grafts that connect nonavulsed roots to the musculocutaneous and radial nerve. Nerve transfers were performed to restore function of the suprascapular nerve, triceps long head, and pectoralis major muscle.We studied 22 young adults with complete brachial plexus palsy who had surgical...
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