Nerve transfer to biceps muscle using a part of ulnar nerve for C5-C6 avulsion of the brachial plexus: anatomical study and report of four cases.
Four patients with C5-C6 root avulsion after brachial plexus injury were treated with a transfer of part of a normal functioning nerve in the arm to the motor nerve of the biceps. Ten percent of the bulk of the ulnar nerve was harvested for a suture directly to the motor nerve of the biceps with no significant impairment of hand function.
Oberlin
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Service d'Orthopédie, hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.
Béal
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Leechavengvongs
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Salon
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Dauge
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Sarcy
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*