Partial median and ulnar nerve transfer for functional reconstruction in brachial plexus injury / 中华显微外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery
;
(6)2000.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
Objective To treat upper and middle trunks or C 5~7 avulsion of brachial plexus by neurotization using a part of median nerve and ulnar nerve Methods All patients were divided into 2 groups according to the surgical procedures Eleven cases were involved in the first group The phrenic nerve was chosen to anastomose with musculocutaneous nerve or through a sural nerve graft and the spinal accessory nerve was anastomosed with suprascapular nerve Eleven cases from 1997 were classified into the second group A part of the fascicles of median nerve was transferred to coapt with the motor fascicle of musculocutaneous nerve and a part of fascicles of ulnar nerve was transferred to harvest with axillary nerve The cases were followed up from 0 5 to 3 years and the clinical outcome was compared between the two groups Results There were 2 cases(16 6%)who got the recovery of M 4 strength of biceps muscle in the first group and 7 cases(63 6%)in the second group,and the difference was statistically significant( P
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Chinese Journal of Microsurgery
Year:
2000
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