Anterior interosseous to extensor carpi radialis brevis nerve transfer for wrist extension in brachial plexus birth injury
Alejandro J Friedman, Brian Pettitt, Megan Gotlieb-Horowitz, Lynn Ann Forrester, Steven M Koehler · 2026
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Description
Alejandro Friedman and co-authors report in 2026 a nerve transfer that restored wrist lifting in two infants with birth injuries of the shoulder nerves. Such injuries, hitting roots from the neck to the upper back, often take away wrist extension. Babies with that wide injury keep hand function through the lowest root, yet lack the wrist lift needed for grasp.
Options for lasting wrist paralysis in these children are few. The surgeons moved a branch of a forearm nerve, which drives finger bending, onto the nerve that lifts the wrist. In both infants the transfer worked, and wrist extension returned. A spare nerve rerouted in this way gives children a chance at a working hand posture. The report adds proof for a young technique.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alejandro J Friedman, Brian Pettitt, Megan Gotlieb-Horowitz, Lynn Ann Forrester, Steven M Koehler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |