Operations to restore elbow flexion after brachial plexus injuries
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Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
Median nerve to biceps nerve transfer in the arm has been reported only in adults. The following paper reports on 10 cases of this transfer in obstetric brachial plexus palsy. All patients had upper palsy (ERb's or extended ERb's palsy) and presented to the author late (13-19 months of age) with poor or no recovery of elbow flexion. Following the nerve transfer, nine children recovered elbow fl...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.70b4.3403600