The Effect of Age and the Delay before Surgery on the Outcomes of Intercostal Nerve Transfers to the Musculocutaneous Nerve: A Retrospective Study of 232 Cases of Posttraumatic Total and Near-total Brachial Plexus Injuries

Introduction Posttraumatic brachial plexus injuries are devastating, as the brain and spinal cord are disconnected from the upper limb. Restoration of elbow flexion has been widely recognized as the primary objective of nerve reconstruction. In the absence of utilizable (ruptured) root stumps in the...

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Main Authors: Anil Bhatia, Aditi Kulkarni, Pablo Zancolli, Raul Rodriguez Martinez, Jorge Clifton, Tarek El-Gammal, Alex Muset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-08-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1716081