title: Reconstruction of irreparable brachial plexus injuries with reinnervated free-muscle transfer. Case report.
abstract: The complete avulsion of the brachial plexus is a severe injury usually caused by high-energy trauma. Even with the advent of modern microsurgical techniques, many patients have been rendered severely handicapped following this injury. The authors present a new reconstructive procedure that uses a microsurgical reinnervated free-muscle transfer to return prehensile function to an upper limb that is completely paralyzed. Although the procedure is still preliminary, a successful case is briefly described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fuchigami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis