Table 1 The demographic data of the patients, lesion types, operative procedures, preoperative cocontractions and deformities and the pre- and postoperative evaluation scores.

1

4F

C5,6 rupture C7,8T1 avulsion

Phrenic to suprascapular; contralateral C7 to all cords

Cocontractions of biceps, clav. pect. major and deltoid on shoulder abduction and elbow flexion

Internal rotation adduction (+ve scapular elevation sign)

Flexion deformity 20 degrees

Supination def.

Flexible extension deformity

Sural and radial ns.

2

4

3

4

1

2

2

4F

C5,6,7,8 rupture T1 avulsion

Phrenic to suprascapular; contralateral C7 to all cords

Cocontractions of biceps and deltoid on shoulder abduction and elbow flexion

Internal rotation adduction (+ve scapular elevation sign)

Flexion deformity 30 degrees

Pronation def.

Wrist drop

sural

2

2

2

3

1

3

3

7M

C5,6 rupture C7,8T1 avulsion

Ansa cervicalis to musculocutaneous and median, phrenic to axillary, spinal accessory to suprascapular

-

-

Flexion deformity 10 degrees

Supination def.

Flail wrist

sural

2

4

4

5

1

1

4

4 F

C5,6 rupture C7,8T1 avulsion

Spinal accessory to axillary, Phrenic to ulnar, Ansa cervicalis to radial

-

Internal rotation adduction (+ve scapular elevation sign)

-

-

-

sural

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

6 F

C5,6,8T1 rupture C7 avulsion

Phrenic to suprascapular; contralateral C7 to all cords

-

-

Flexion deformity 10 degrees

Supination def.

Flexible flexion deformity

sural

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

3 F

C5,6 rupture C7,8T1 avulsion

Phrenic to suprascapular; contralateral C7 to all cords

Cocontractions of biceps and deltoid on shoulder abduction

Internal rotation adduction (+ve scapular elevation sign)

Flexion deformity 20 degrees

Supination def

Flail wrist Flexible extension deformity

sural

2

4

4

4

1

2

7

4 F

C5,6 rupture C7,8T1 avulsion

Phrenic to suprascapular; contralateral C7 to all cords

Cocontractions of biceps, deltoid and wrist extensors on shoulder abduction and elbow flexion

Internal rotation adduction (+ve scapular elevation sign)

Flexion deformity 20 degrees

Supination def

Flexible extension deformity

sural

4

6

3

4

1

2

8

3 F

sural and radial nerve grafting for C5,6,7 rupture, C8 T1 neurolysis; at the age of 3 months

3^rd and 4^th intercostals to musculocutaneous n. (intertwining neurotization); partial ulnar to radial n. interwining neurotization (mod. Oberlin transfer);

Ulnar to median (side-to-side neurotization); external rotation osteotomy and Hoffer transfer (lat. dorsi and teres major tendons to infraspinatus)

Cocontractions of biceps and deltoid on elbow flexion

Internal rotation adduction (+ve scapular elevation sign)

Flexion deformity 10 degrees

-

Flexible flexion deformity 10 degrees

-

4

6

5

5

5

5