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Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation discusses carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and median neuropathy in the context of compression neuropathies. In particular, this presentation details the specific nuances for (1) an open carpal tunnel release, (2) revision carpal […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation discusses cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS) and ulnar neuropathy in the context of compression neuropathies. In particular, this presentation details several topics that includes (1) controversy of management for CTS, (2) patient evaluation, […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation discusses thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) in the context of compression neuropathies. In particular, this presentation details conservation management of TOS and the pathogenesis of cumulative trauma disorder. Additionally, a case presentation for […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is an introduction to compression neuropathies and examines the histological premise for nerve compression with methodology for evaluating these patients. Knowledge of compression neuropathy is key for treating patients with nerve injuries […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is one of our principle lectures that discusses strategies for managing nerve injuries with gaps. These strategies include nerve repair, grafting, allografts, conduits, acellularized allografts, and nerve transfers. An understanding of these […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. While not as popular as motor nerve transfers, sensory nerve transfers are an important component of the reconstructive algorithm for restoring sensation and/or managing pain. The type of sensory nerve transfer performed depends on […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. In this presentation, we discuss nerve transfers and reconstructive strategies for managing ulnar nerve injuries. The anterior interosseous to ulnar motor nerve transfer is the procedure, where we utilize end-to-end repair for complete nerve […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation details reconstructive options for median nerve injuries, specifically nerve transfers to reinnervate the pronator teres and anterior interosseous nerve. These two recipient nerves are critical for median nerve function and strategies for […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation details reconstructive options for radial nerve injuries, specifically median to radial nerve transfers. Indications and discussion surrounding the advantages and disadvantages for nerve transfers versus tendon transfers are presented, however the goals […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is an introduction to nerve transfers and details the indications for performing these procedures. Experimental studies are discussed in respect to nerve injury and recovery and the window for reinnervation. The classification […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is a comprehensive review of our strategies for restoring function to the shoulder and elbow through nerve transfers. In particular, these transfers are discussed in reference to brachial plexus injuries with an […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation describes our approach to management of brachial plexus injuries. This includes a description of the nerve injury classification and the appropriate electrodiagnostic tools used for assessing these challenging cases. Additionally, case examples […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation was given at the 2016 American Society for Peripheral Nerve as part of a panel describing the experiences and cases that the panelists learned the most from. In this presentation, the primary […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. Tracheotomy and endotracheal intubation continues to be most common cause for tracheal stenosis and management involves tracheal resection and reapproximation. In this case, the patient presented with a history of multiple cardiac surgical procedures. […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation describes the premise for the supercharge end-to-side nerve transfer and its clinical utility for incomplete injuries involving the ulnar nerve. Specifically, this presentation discuss the indications for this procedures, the research involved […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is a description on the median to radial nerve transfers for management of radial nerve palsies. It was presented at the 2014 ASSH Post-Course on distal nerve transfers for brachial plexus injuries. […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is part of the upcoming second edition surgical book called Flaps and Reconstructive Surgery by Wei and Mardini. Specifically, this presentation discusses current methods for reconstructing a nerve gap with either a […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is part of the 2014 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures and the second part of the Acute Nerve Injury and Repair lecture. Specifically, this presentation discusses nerve transfers for the hand. […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is part of the 2014 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures and the first part of the Acute Nerve Injury and Repair lecture. Specifically, this presentation discusses reconstructive options for nerve injury, […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is part of the 2014 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures and the second part of the Brachial Plexus Lesion lecture. Specifically, this presentation discusses nerve transfers for the shoulder and elbow. […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is part of the 2014 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures and the first part of the Brachial Plexus Lesion lecture. Specifically, this presentation discusses the topic of treatment for brachial plexus […]
Radial nerve compression at the level of the humerus is uncommon and occurs at the spiral groove. The radial nerve has an anatomical course proximal below the lateral intermuscular septum and continues distal between the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles. The entrapment point involves the tendinous lateral intermuscular septum and provocative tests will be positive at […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. Complications following carpal tunnel release are uncommon with patients experiencing persistent, recurrent, or new symptoms in the post-operative period. There are multiple etiologies for recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome, which can include traction neuropathy. This […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation was given as a compliment to the CME article on nerve entrapment submitted to the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal. Specifically, this presentation overviews the etiology, evaluation, and management of common compression […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is part of the 2014 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures. Specifically, this presentation discusses compression neuropathies and includes topics of patient evaluation, thoracic outlet syndrome, ulnar nerve compression at the cubital […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation was given for the 2012 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures. Specifically, this presentation discusses the topic of treatment for brachial plexus injuries, which includes presentation of common injury patterns, management algorithms […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. This presentation is the first part of the topic on Acute Nerve Injury and Repair given for the 2012 Comprehensive Review of Neurosurgery video lectures. Specifically, this presentation discusses reconstructive strategies for general topics […]
Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. Transmuscular ulnar nerve transposition is our method for surgical management of cubital tunnel syndrome. Previously known as ”submuscular”, we have transitioned to ”transmuscular” as this term accurately describes this transposition as through the flexor […]