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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1065-1072 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Hand Surgery |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Flexor digitorum superficialis
- Histomorphometry
- Median nerve
- Nerve transfer
- Pronator teres