title: Acute transfer of superficial radial nerve to the medial nerve: case report.
abstract: Distal nerve transfers have proven to be an important addition to the armamentarium for reconstruction of peripheral nerve injuries. As new nerve transfer procedures are developed, the indications for their uses continue to broaden. We report a case of a 77-year-old male who had a 9-cm-long gap of the median nerve after experiencing an avulsion injury to his right forearm. This was successfully treated by transferring superficial radial nerve to the median nerve at the carpal tunnel level, thus restoring thumb, index, and first web sensation. Our report emphasizes that nerve transfers in the emergency setting may be the treatment of first choice in cases where conventional nerve grafting is known to result in poorer outcomes such as in long nerve gaps or in the elderly patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. a.rodriguez.ps@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Lorenzo
authors.forename: Madiha Bhatti
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Söfteland
authors.forename: Thorir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Audolfsson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000601:surgery*