Neurotization of free gracilis transfer with the brachialis branch of the musculocutaneous nerve to restore finger and thumb flexion in lower trunk brachial plexus injury: an anatomical study and case report
Clinics; 71 (4), 2016
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using free gracilis muscle transfer along with the brachialis muscle branch of the musculocutaneous nerve to restore finger and thumb flexion in lower trunk brachial plexus injury according to an anatomical study and a case report. METHODS: Thirty formalin-fi...
Plexo Braquial/lesiones, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/fisiopatología, Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/cirugía, Cadáver, Estudios de Factibilidad, Dedos/fisiología, Músculo Grácil/inervación, Músculo Grácil/cirugía, Fuerza de la Mano/fisiología, Nervio Musculocutáneo/trasplante, Transferencia de Nervios/métodos, Rango del Movimiento Articular/fisiología, Transferencia Tendinosa/métodos, Pulgar/fisiología