High Ulnar Nerve Injuries: Nerve Transfers to Restore Function.
Peripheral nerve injuries are challenging problems. Nerve transfers are one of many options available to surgeons caring for these patients, although they do not replace tendon transfers, nerve graft, or primary repair in all patients. Distal nerve transfers for the treatment of high ulnar nerve injuries allow for a shorter reinnervation period and improved ulnar intrinsic recovery, which are critical to function of the hand.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 3135 Bioinformatics Building, Campus Box 7055, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: megan_patterson@med.unc.edu.
Jennifer Megan M
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Patterson
D006801:Humans; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*
End-to-side; Intrinsic ulnar neuropathy; Nerve transfer; Ulnar nerve injury