A favourable suture method for size-mismatched nerve transfer: a case series of intercostal-to-musculocutaneous nerve transfer for brachial plexus injury

J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2024 Feb;49(2):267-269. doi: 10.1177/17531934231201915. Epub 2023 Sep 25.

Abstract

We review a nerve suture method for size-mismatched nerve transfers and report a case series involving patients with brachial plexus injury who underwent intercostal-to-musculocutaneous nerve transfer using this method.

Keywords: Brachial plexus injuries; nerve transfer; root avulsion; suture method.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Brachial Plexus Neuropathies* / surgery
  • Brachial Plexus* / injuries
  • Brachial Plexus* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intercostal Nerves / surgery
  • Musculocutaneous Nerve / surgery
  • Nerve Transfer* / methods
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sutures