Surgical techniques to restore function of the upper limb (elbow, thumb and finger extension, wrist movement, hand opening and closing, and pinch and grip) include neuroprostheses, tendon transfer, ...

At one-year, upper limb function improved by 5.3 points in the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity and by 0.51 points in the Wolf Motor Function Test when compared to baseline.

1 This report concerns the incidence of peripheral nerve lesions in the upper extremity in hemiplegie patients. The advent of organized rehabilitation activities has led to early mobilization and ...

1– 6 Peripheral nerves of the upper extremity are exposed to acute and chronic mechanical injuries in the athlete because of the excessive physiological demands. Various factors such as high ...

in many patients with upper limb amputations, the muscles that control individual fingers or small movements no longer exist, limiting the motions they can make with a prosthesis. Nerve signals ...

The researchers analyzed data on nearly 9,600 patients who underwent nerve decompression surgery of the upper extremity (arm, wrist, and hand) between 2009 and 2019, drawn from a large hospital ...

A advancement in the diagnosis of upper limb ... stroke or nerve injury, has traditionally been assessed manually—clinicians physically manipulate the patient's limb and rely on tactile ...

Back to Healio SEATTLE — Patients treated with a processed nerve allograft for upper extremity repairs have meaningful recovery in both sensory function and motor function, according to data ...

Evidence-based recommendations on nerve transfer to partially restore upper limb function in people with tetraplegia. This involves connecting an undamaged, functioning, but non-essential nerve near ...