Long-Term Outcome of 118 Acute Total Brachial Plexus Injury Patients Using Free Vascularized Ulnar Nerve Graft to Innervate the Median Nerve

Conclusion In acute total BPI, the priority is to identify the ipsilateral C5 root to innervate MN, with concomitant innervation of MCN to establish the best outcomes for finger and elbow flexion. CC7 is more reliable when used to innervate one target (MN).
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Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - October 3, 2022 Category: Surgery Authors: Lin, Jennifer An-Jou Lu, Johnny Chuieng-Yi Chang, Tommy Nai-Jen Sakarya, Ahmet Hamdi Chuang, David Chwei-Chin Tags: Review Article Source Type: research