nerve transfer

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Indications

procedure may improve upper-extremity function & reduce spasticity as early as first postoperative day
may facilitate such activites as:
- dressing, tying shoes, operating a cell phone^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Zheng MX, Hua XY, Feng JT Trial of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis. N Engl J Med. Dec 20,2017 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29262271 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1615208
Spinner RJ, Shin AY, Bishop AT Rewiring to Regain Function in Patients with Spastic Hemiplegia. N Engl J Med. Dec 20,2017 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29261362 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1713313