Allieu Y

Bertelli JA

Cristiano Paulo Tacca

Jayme Augusto Bertelli

Keith MW

Lamb DW

Marcos Flávio Ghizoni

Midha R

Millesi H

In a case involving tetraplegia and paralysis of elbow extension, the authors transferred teres minor branches to the nerve of the triceps long head. Surgery was performed bilaterally 9 months after the patient sustained a spinal cord injury. Fourteen months postoperatively, elbow extension was complete (British Medical Research Council Score M4). Harvesting of the teres minor motor branch produced no deficits in shoulder function. In patients with tetraplegia, nerve transfer seems to be a promising new alternative for elbow extension reconstruction.</jats:p

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Journal of Neurosurgery

Transfer of the teres minor motor branch for triceps reinnervation in tetraplegia

Transfer of the teres minor motor branch for triceps reinnervation in tetraplegia

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