title: Reconstructive procedures for extremities with peripheral nerve defects.
abstract: Surgeons who undertake reconstruction of extremities with peripheral nerve loss should be experienced enough to select the appropriate procedures for the individual patient. To gain adequate strength for a specific function, a new muscle-tendon unit usually is added to the power-train rather than redistribute muscles that have related function. Precise sensibility required precise motion, which is very difficult to achieve following peripheral nerve loss. The anticipated result should be a balanced simplification of motor and sensory function.
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001365:Axilla / Q000294:innervation; D005267:Femoral Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009138:Musculocutaneous Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D010243:Paralysis / Q000601:surgery; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries