Transposition of Branches of Radial Nerve Innervating Supinator to Posterior Interosseous Nerve for Functional Reconstruction of Finger and Thumb Extension in 4 Patients with Middle and Lower Trunk Root Avulsion Injuries of Brachial Plexus

• Published in: Current medical science Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 933 - 937
• Main Author: 吴霞;丛小兵;黄启顺;艾方兴;刘玉田;鲁晓乘;李进;翁雨雄;陈振兵
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wuhan Huazhong University of Science and Technology 01.12.2017; Department of Hand Surgery,Union Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430030,China
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; trauma; brachial plexus; supinator; nerve transposition; peripheral nerve

This study aimed to investigate the reconstruction of the thumb and finger extension function in patients with middle and lower trunk root avulsion injuries of the brachial plexus. From April 2010 to January 2015, we enrolled in this study 4 patients diagnosed with middle and lower trunk root avulsi...