Nerve transfer surgery in cervical spinal cord injury: a qualitative study exploring surgical and caregiver participant experiences

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida Fox ◽  
Gwendolyn Hoben ◽  
Goldie Komaie ◽  
Christine Novak ◽  
Rebecca Hamm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Nerve Transfer ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Strategies for autonomy used by people with cervical spinal cord injury: A qualitative study

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leontine van de Ven ◽  
Marcel Post ◽  
Luc de Witte ◽  
Wim van den Heuvel
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Nerve Transfer for Restoring Upper Limb Function in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Hand ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 84S-85S
Author(s):  
Joseph Ward ◽  
Mohammad Nassimizadeh ◽  
Simon Tan ◽  
Dominic Power
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Nerve Transfer ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Limb Function ◽  
Upper Limb Function ◽  
Cord Injury

Double Motor Nerve Transfer for All Finger Flexion in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: An Anatomical Study and a Clinical Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 920-926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanit Sananpanich ◽  
Jirachart Kraisarin ◽  
Wuttipong Siriwittayakorn ◽  
Siam Tongprasert ◽  
Songkiet Suwansirikul
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Motor Nerve ◽  
Anatomical Study ◽  
Nerve Transfer ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Finger Flexion ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Nerve Transfer for Restoration of Upper Limb Function in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Hand ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 85S-85S
Author(s):  
Joseph Ward ◽  
Bafiq Nizar ◽  
Simon Tan ◽  
Dominic Power
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Nerve Transfer ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Limb Function ◽  
Upper Limb Function ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals A neurophysiological approach to nerve transfer to restore upper limb function in cervical spinal cord injury

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. E6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross M. Mandeville ◽  
Justin M. Brown ◽  
Geoffrey L. Sheean
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Nerve Transfer ◽  
Neurological Status ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Limb Function ◽  
Potential Efficacy ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Pertinent Information

A successful nerve transfer surgery can provide a wealth of benefits to a patient with cervical spinal cord injury. The process of surgical decision making ideally uses all pertinent information to produce the best functional outcome. Reliance on clinical examination and imaging studies alone can miss valuable information on the state of spinal cord health. In this regard, neurophysiological evaluation has the potential to effectively gauge the neurological status of even select pools of anterior horn cells and their axons to small nerve branches in question to determine the potential efficacy of their use in a transfer. If available preoperatively, knowledge gained from such an evaluation could significantly alter the reconstructive surgical plan and avoid poor results. The authors describe their institution’s approach to the assessment of patients with cervical spinal cord injury who are being considered for nerve transfer surgery in both the acute and chronic setting and broadly review the neurophysiological techniques used.

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