Brachial plexus injuries in the adult. nerve transfers: the Siriraj Hospital experience.
A strategy that uses the selective combination of neurotizations can yield a moderate degree of shoulder and elbow control. Even though some wrist and finger movement can occasionally be achieved by the current methods of neurotization,the results in terms of restoration of useful hand function are still far from satisfactory. The use of intraplexal and contralateral plexal neurotization combined with free-functioning muscle transfer and the better understanding of central-peripheral function integration may provide more purposeful hand function in the future.
Songcharoen
Panupan
P
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand. sips@mahidol.ac.th
Wongtrakul
Saichol
S
Spinner
Robert J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery