Fascicular shifting: a novel technique to overcome large nerve defects.

CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that harvesting a transplant from the nerve segment distal to the injury site offers a mixed graft without causing additional donor-site morbidity. These grafts perform statistically better than a standard sensory graft in terms of motor recovery. The fascicular shift presents a novel method to reconstruct large proximal nerve defects, making it immensely attractive in brachial plexus reconstruction.
PMID: 28984513 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - October 6, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Hader M, Sporer ME, Roche AD, Unger E, Bergmeister KD, Wakolbinger R, Aszmann OC Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research