Targeted reinnervation to improve prosthesis control in transhumeral amputees. A report of three cases

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Feb;90(2):393-400. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00268.

Authors

Kristina D O'Shaughnessy¹, Gregory A Dumanian, Robert D Lipschutz, Laura A Miller, Kathy Stubblefield, Todd A Kuiken

Affiliation

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 675 North St. Clair Street, 19th Floor Galter, Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

PMID: 18245601
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00268

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adult
Amputation, Surgical
Amputation, Traumatic / rehabilitation*
Amputation, Traumatic / surgery
Amputees
Arm Injuries / rehabilitation*
Arm Injuries / surgery
Artificial Limbs*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Transfer*
Prosthesis Design

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