Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy

Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy

Median nerve to biceps nerve transfer in the arm has been reported only in adults. The following paper reports on 10 cases of this transfer in obstetric brachial plexus palsy. All patients had upper palsy (ERb’s or extended ERb’s palsy) and presented to the author late (13–19 months of age) with poo...

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Main Authors: M. M. Al-Qattan, T. M. Al-Kharfy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/854084
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spelling doaj-d4db5ce375904fb198bf97430ef94d242020-11-24T23:16:17ZengHindawi LimitedBioMed Research International2314-61332314-61412014-01-01201410.1155/2014/854084854084Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus PalsyM. M. Al-Qattan0T. M. Al-Kharfy1Department of Surgery, King Saud University, P.O. Box 18097, Riyadh 11415, Saudi ArabiaMedical College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 18097, Riyadh 11415, Saudi ArabiaMedian nerve to biceps nerve transfer in the arm has been reported only in adults. The following paper reports on 10 cases of this transfer in obstetric brachial plexus palsy. All patients had upper palsy (ERb’s or extended ERb’s palsy) and presented to the author late (13–19 months of age) with poor or no recovery of elbow flexion. Following the nerve transfer, nine children recovered elbow flexion (a score of 6 in one child and a score of 7 in eight children by the Toronto scale). The remaining child did not recover elbow flexion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/854084
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author M. M. Al-Qattan
T. M. Al-Kharfy
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T. M. Al-Kharfy
Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
BioMed Research International
author_facet M. M. Al-Qattan
T. M. Al-Kharfy
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title Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
title_short Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
title_full Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
title_fullStr Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
title_full_unstemmed Median Nerve to Biceps Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion in Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
title_sort median nerve to biceps nerve transfer to restore elbow flexion in obstetric brachial plexus palsy
publisher Hindawi Limited
series BioMed Research International
issn 2314-6133
2314-6141
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Median nerve to biceps nerve transfer in the arm has been reported only in adults. The following paper reports on 10 cases of this transfer in obstetric brachial plexus palsy. All patients had upper palsy (ERb’s or extended ERb’s palsy) and presented to the author late (13–19 months of age) with poor or no recovery of elbow flexion. Following the nerve transfer, nine children recovered elbow flexion (a score of 6 in one child and a score of 7 in eight children by the Toronto scale). The remaining child did not recover elbow flexion.
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