Ulnar nerve to musculocutaneous nerve transfer in an ulnar ray-deficient infant with brachial plexus birth palsy: case report.
In Oberlin's nerve transfer, a fascicle of the ulnar nerve is sutured end-to-end to the branch of musculocutaneous nerve to the biceps muscle in the arm. This transfer is commonly used in adult traumatic C5-C6 avulsion injuries of the brachial plexus. We report the successful use of Oberlin nerve transfer in an ulnar ray-deficient infant with brachial plexus birth palsy.
Al-Qattan
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Division of Plastic Surgery and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. moqattan@hotmail.com
Thallaj
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Abdelhamid
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D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation; D009138:Musculocutaneous Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D010246:Paralysis, Obstetric / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*