Intercostal nerve crossing to restore elbow flexion and sensibility of the hand for a root avulsion type of brachial plexus injury

✍ Scribed by Toshihiko Ogino; Takafumi Naito

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 601 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0738-1085
• DOI: 10.1002/micr.1920160812

✦ Synopsis

Ten patients with a root avulsion type of brachial plexus injury flexor was more than M3 in six patients and less than M2 in were treated with simultaneous intercostal nerve crossing to four patients. The finger flexor was more than M3 in four the musculocutaneous and median nerves, and nine cases patients and less than M2 in five patients. Protective sensawere followed for more than 40 months. The average interval tion in the areas innervated by the musculocutaneous and from injury to surgery was 2.7 months. The average age at median nerves was restored in all cases. operation was 18.6 years. The elbow flexor was M4 in six