A favourable suture method for size-mismatched nerve transfer: a case series of intercostal-to-musculocutaneous nerve transfer for brachial plexus injury.
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Functional outcome and histologic analysis of late onset total type brachial plexus injury treated with intercostal nerve transfer to median nerve with local umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells or secretome injection: a double-blinded, randomized control study.
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Outcomes of Spinal Accessory Nerve and Intercostal Nerve Transfers for Shoulder Stabilisation and Elbow Extension in Patients with C(5,6,7) Root Avulsion Injury.
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Intercostal, ilioinguinal, and iliohypogastric nerve transfers for lower limb reinnervation after spinal cord injury: an anatomical feasibility and experimental study.
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"Undercutting of the corresponding rib": a novel technique of increasing the length of donor in intercostal to musculocutaneous nerve transfer in brachial plexus injury.
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Nerve transfer to musculocutaneous for elbow flexion restoration in brachial plexus injury (Ulnar and/or Median vs. Intercostal): A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.
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Nerve transfer helps repair brachial plexus injury by increasing cerebral cortical plasticity.
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Intercostal nerve transfer to restore upper extremity functions after brachial plexus injury.
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Outcomes in restoring elbow flexion following intercostal nerve transfer to the musculocutaneous nerve in neonatal brachial plexus injury.
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