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. 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 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 […]
For distal sensory ulnar nerve injuries in the hand, there is an alternative approach in restoration of critical ulnar nerve sensation. In this case, the patient had a gunshot wound and required amputation of the small finger. As result, the ulnar aspect of the ring finger became the critical target for sensory reinnervation. In addition, […]
The medial antebrachial cutaneous (MABC) nerve is a viable donor for nerve grafts and our institution’s preferred donor nerve graft for upper extremity nerve reconstructions. The MABC nerve is harvested from the medial aspect of the arm and is found branching distally into an anterior and posterior branch. The anterior and/or posterior branch can be […]