Table

Clinical findings and nerve transfers of the patients with iatrogenic cervical spine surgery.

CaseAge, y/GenderCausePreoperative Loss of FunctionTime From Injury to Surgery, moSurgery (Nerve Transfer)Postoperative Muscle ForcePostoperative Follow-Up, mo
140/MAnterior discectomyShoulder abduction after 30°7LHT to ant AxNM49
236/FPosterior laminectomyElbow flexion9Double fascicular nerve transferM47
328/MPosterior laminectomyElbow flexion9Double fascicular nerve transferM412
442/MPosterior laminectomyShoulder abduction andelbow flexion12Spinal accessory nerve to suprascapular nerve
LHT to anterior AxN
Double fascicular nerve transfer
M412
  • Note: Double fascicular nerve transfer, an ulnar nerve fascicle to the biceps motor branch and a fascicle of median nerve to brachialis motor branch of musculocutaneous nerve.

  • Ant AxN, anterior branch of axillary nerve; LHT, long head of triceps branch of radial nerve.