Is it necessary to use the entire root as a donor when transferring contralateral C7 nerve to repair median nerve?

If a partial contralateral C7 nerve is transferred to a recipient injured nerve, results are not satisfactory. However, if an entire contralateral C7 nerve is used to repair two nerves, both recipient nerves show good recovery. These findings seem contradictory, as the above two methods use the same...

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Main Authors: Kai-ming Gao, Jie Lao, Wen-jie Guan, Jing-jing Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
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Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2018;volume=13;issue=1;spage=94;epage=99;aulast=Gao