title: Median nerve palsy presenting as absent elbow flexion: a result of a ruptured pectoralis major to biceps tendon transfer.
abstract: We describe a patient with a preexisting posttraumatic brachial plexopathy who had a complete high median nerve palsy due to rupture of the pectoralis major to biceps transfer near its distal insertion at the elbow region.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Spinner
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nunley
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Goldner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012421:Rupture; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000150:complications*