A Systematic Review of Contralateral C7 Transfer for the Treatment of Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury: Part 1. Overall Outcomes

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 136; no. 4; p. 794
• Main Authors: Yang, Guang, Chang, Kate W-C, Chung, Kevin C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Brachial Plexus - injuries; Brachial Plexus - surgery; Humans; Nerve Transfer - methods; Peripheral Nerve Injuries - surgery; Treatment Outcome

Contralateral C7 (CC7) transfer has been used for treating traumatic brachial plexus injury. However, the effectiveness of the procedure remains a subject of debate. The authors performed a systematic review to study the overall outcomes of CC7 transfer to different recipient nerves in traumatic bra...