Publications by authors named "Jose Miguel Pagsaligan"
In the management of upper type of brachial plexus injury, reconstruction to restore shoulder function is accomplished by multiple nerve transfers. We used the accessory nerve to neurotize the suprascapular nerve in 12 patients (11 men, 1 woman) from 1989 to 2003. The average age at the time of operation was 28.
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- This study investigates ultrasonography's role in measuring the cross-sectional area (CSA) of transferred muscles and assessing their strength recovery post-surgery.
- Ten patients with complete brachial plexus avulsion underwent double free muscle transfer and were observed for over 1.5 years.
- Results indicated that muscles reinnervated by the spinal accessory nerve (SAN) showed significantly better force recovery compared to those reinnervated by the intercostal nerve (ICN), highlighting the effectiveness of ultrasonography in evaluating muscle recovery.
We report 3 cases of successful vascularized ulnar nerve graft for reconstructing a large median or radial nerve defect after severe trauma of the upper extremity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Brachial plexus injury in children, excluding birth palsy, is relatively rare and seldom reported. We report our technique, the results of this procedure, and problems we encountered in treating children with brachial plexus injury.
Methods: From 1999 through 2002, we treated 3 children with complete avulsion of the brachial plexus due to trauma by using double free muscle technique (DFMT) with a nerve transfer procedure using the contralateral seventh cervical nerve root transfer to reconstruct prehensile function.