Brachioradialis to flexor digitorum profundus tendon transfer to restore finger flexion

Introduction: The main deformity following an adult lower brachial plexus injury is the loss of finger flexion. Distal nerve transfers have been used to restore finger and thumb flexion followed by tendon transfers for intrinsic replacement for opening of the fingers. When patients present beyond 6...

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Main Authors: R. Srikanth, Koteswara Rao Rayidi, Subha Kakumanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ijps.IJPS_7_18