Abstract

Loss of pronation affects most activities of daily living. We report 2 cases of traumatic loss of pronator teres function and successful reconstruction by transfer of a redundant motor branch to the flexor digitorum superficialis to the pronator teres branch(es). Follow-up period was 2 years and pronation strength was restored to +4/5 and 5/5 in the 2 patients. The anatomy of the median nerve in the proximal forearm was examined by dissecting 31 cadaver specimens. A branching scheme was formulated. The histomorphometric properties of the individual muscular branches were studied in 15 fresh specimens to evaluate their suitability and size match for nerve transfer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1065-1072
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Hand Surgery
Volume26
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Flexor digitorum superficialis
  • Histomorphometry
  • Median nerve
  • Nerve transfer
  • Pronator teres

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