Nerve transfers in the forearm and hand.

Hand Clin

Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093, USA.

Published: November 2008

In the forearm, vital and expendable functions have been identified, and tendon transfers use these conventions to maximize function and minimize disability. Using similar concepts, distal nerve transfers offer a reconstruction that often is superior to reconstruction accomplished by traditional grafting. The authors present nerve transfer options for restoring motor and sensory deficits within each nerve distribution on the forearm and hand.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hcl.2008.08.002DOI Listing

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