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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul;117(1):176-85.
doi: 10.3171/2012.3.JNS12328. Epub 2012 May 15.

Nerve transfers for the restoration of hand function after spinal cord injury

Susan E Mackinnon  1 , Andrew Yee, Wilson Z Ray
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Nerve transfers for the restoration of hand function after spinal cord injury

Susan E Mackinnon et al. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a significant public health problem. Despite advances in understanding of the pathophysiological processes of acute and chronic SCI, corresponding advances in translational applications have lagged behind. Nerve transfers using an expendable nearby motor nerve to reinnervate a denervated nerve have resulted in more rapid and improved functional recovery than traditional nerve graft reconstructions following a peripheral nerve injury. The authors present a single case of restoration of some hand function following a complete cervical SCI utilizing nerve transfers.

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  • Muscle and nerve transfer in tetraplegia.
    Fridén J, Gohritz A. Fridén J, et al. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;118(3):706-7. doi: 10.3171/2012.11.JNS122030. Epub 2013 Jan 25. J Neurosurg. 2013. PMID: 23350779 No abstract available.
  • Response.
    Mackinnon SE, Ray WZ. Mackinnon SE, et al. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;118(3):707-8. J Neurosurg. 2013. PMID: 23580947 No abstract available.

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