10.1055/b-0034-78104 Nerve Transfers to Restore Wrist and Finger ExtensionDavid J. Slutsky A loss of wrist and finger extension can result from myriad causes, including brachial plexus injury, radial nerve injury…
10.1055/b-0034-78108 Supinator Nerve Transfer for Reconstruction of Thumb and Finger ExtensionJayme A. Bertelli and Marcos Flávio Ghizoni The use of the supinator nerve as a donor for transfer to the…
10.1055/b-0034-78109 Contralateral C7 Nerve TransferWen-Dong Xu and Yudong Gu So far, nerve transfer is the optimal treatment for restoring critical motor or sensory function of paralyzed upper limb caused by…
10.1055/b-0034-78106 Accessory to Suprascapular for Shoulder Abduction and External RotationCatherine Curtin and Vincent R. Hentz Loss of shoulder abduction is a devastating consequence of peripheral nerve injury: without the ability…
10.1055/b-0034-78105 Reconstructive Nerve Transfer Options for Restoration of PronationKirsty Usher Boyd and Susan E. Mackinnon Following proximal median nerve injury, loss of pronation results in significant impairment. Restoration of active…
10.1055/b-0034-78097 Radial Nerve Repair/GraftTerrie Koo, Suparna Saha, Sangkook Lee, and Daniel H. Kim The radial nerve innervates the triceps, anconeus, brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL), and extensor carpi radialis…
10.1055/b-0034-78102 End-to-Side Nerve SutureUlrich Mennen End-to-side nerve suture (ETSNS) is now accepted as a practical option to restore peripheral nerve function. Many experiments were done on “lower” animals (e.g., rats,…
10.1055/b-0034-78100 Vascularized Ulnar Nerve GraftYasunori Hattori and Kazuteru Doi Breidenbach and Terzis first introduced the free vascularized ulnar nerve graft (VUNG) in 1981 based on the superior ulnar collateral artery…
10.1055/b-0034-78099 Ulnar Nerve Repair/GraftPeter Scherman and Lars B. Dahlin The ulnar nerve is a mixed motor and sensory nerve with great importance not only for fine motor skills of the…
10.1055/b-0034-78096 Digital Nerve RepairRandy R. Bindra and William D. Lanzinger The aim of a digital nerve repair is to restore functional sensibility to the digit and prevent painful neuroma formation.1…
