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Figure 3

From: Comparison between partial ulnar and intercostal nerve transfers for reconstructing elbow flexion in patients with upper brachial plexus injuries

Figure 3

Intercostal nerve transfer -- anastomosis between two intercostals nerves and the musculocutaneous nerve. An intraoperative photo demonstrating intercostal nerve transfer to the musculocutaneous nerve. 1: The motor segment of the musculocutaneous nerve coaputated with two motor branches of the intercostal nerves, 2: The sensory segment of the musculocutaneous nerve approximated with two sensory branches of the intercostal nerves (fibrin glue was added at the site of the neurorrhaphy).

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Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

ISSN: 1749-7221