RESTORATION OF ELBOW FLEXION 16 YEARS AFTER BRACHIAL-PLEXUS ROOT AVULSION

Authors
VANTURNHOUT AAWM MULDER JW HEYBROEK E
Citation
Aawm. Vanturnhout et al., RESTORATION OF ELBOW FLEXION 16 YEARS AFTER BRACHIAL-PLEXUS ROOT AVULSION, Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 116(8), 1997, pp. 519-521
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09368051
Volume
116
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
519 - 521
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-8051(1997)116:8<519:ROEF1Y>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
To restore elbow flexion in brachial plexus lesions or cervical root a vulsions, surgical nerve reconstruction can be attempted after approxi mately 6 months. If the reconstruction is not successful or was not pe rformed, tendon transfer may improve the function of a paralysed limb. The selection of the muscle for transfer can be influenced by strengt hening potentially available muscles by a myo-feedback method.