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Restoration of finger flexion by pronator teres muscle transfer after brachial plexus injury: a case report

Authors: Ricardo Monreal, Alfredo Navarro

Published in: HAND | Issue 3/2013

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Brachial plexus injuries represent devastating injuries with a poor prognosis. Neurolysis, nerve repair, nerve grafts, nerve transfer, functioning free-muscle transfer, and pedicle muscle transfer are the main surgical procedures for treating these injuries. Good recovery is expected through nerve grafting and nerve transfer in the elbow flexor and shoulder function, but results for forearm muscles and intrinsic muscles of the hand are generally poor [21]. …

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Title: Restoration of finger flexion by pronator teres muscle transfer after brachial plexus injury: a case report
Authors: Ricardo Monreal
Alfredo Navarro
Publication date: 01-09-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: HAND / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1558-9447
Electronic ISSN: 1558-9455
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-013-9502-0

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