title: Clinical outcomes following brachialis to anterior interosseous nerve transfers.
abstract: The surgical management of lower brachial plexus injuries remains a challenging problem. Although nerve transfers have improved clinical outcomes following brachial plexus injuries, the majority of work has focused on upper trunk injuries. Complete lower plexus injuries often lack suitable donors for either nerve or tendon transfers. The authors describe their experience with isolated lower trunk injuries utilizing the nerve to the brachialis to reinnervate the anterior interosseous nerve.
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors: Wilson Z
authors: WZ
authors: Ray
authors: Chester K
authors: CK
authors: Yarbrough
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Yee
authors: Susan E
authors: SE
authors: Mackinnon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000637:transplantation; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome