Tendon transfers for elbow flexion

Hand Clin. 1988 May;4(2):297-307.

Abstract

This article reviews the causes of loss of elbow flexion. It outlines the necessary preoperative considerations for elbow flexorplasty. The techniques, advantages, and disadvantages of flexorplasty, including the Steindler, pectoralis major, triceps, sternocleidomastoid, and latissimus dorsi, are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brachial Plexus / injuries
  • Elbow Joint / physiology*
  • Elbow*
  • Humans
  • Muscles / transplantation
  • Paralysis / surgery*
  • Poliomyelitis / rehabilitation
  • Quadriplegia / rehabilitation
  • Tendon Transfer*