Good sensory recovery of the hand in brachial plexus surgery using the intercostobrachial nerve as the donor

Good sensory recovery of the hand in brachial plexus surgery using the intercostobrachial nerve as the donor

ABSTRACT Objective: Restoration of the sensitivity to sensory stimuli in complete brachial plexus injury is very important. The objective of our study was to evaluate sensory recovery in brachial plexus surgery using the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) as the donor. Methods: Eleven patients underw...

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Main Authors: Luciano Foroni, Mário Gilberto Siqueira, Roberto Sérgio Martins, Carlos Otto Heise, Hugo Sterman Neto, Adriana Yoriko Imamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
brachial plexus
intercostal nerves
median nerve
nerve transfer
sensation
perception
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