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 […]
Radial nerve palsy is a debilitating nerve injury that results in lost of wrist and finger extension, which classically presents as wrist drop. The two reconstructive options for managing this injury are tendon transfers and nerve transfers, each with their advantages and disadvantages. Nerve transfers are able to provide independent finger extension, however there is […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
Compression of the posterior interosseous nerve can exhibit clinical weakness or functional loss of finger / thumb extension and lack of ulnar wrist extension. Provocative tests can confirm whether the radial tunnel in the region of the posterior interosseous nerve is the area of compression. Multiple anatomical structures can be involved in compressing the nerve […]
The median to radial nerve transfer is an available option for restoring radial nerve hand function following nerve injury. This nerve transfer specifically involves the transferring of two sets of nerves. That is, the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) to posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) and the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) to extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) […]