Restoration of Active Extension of Fore­arm in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C6 Level

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
V. G Golubev ◽  
A. V Baskov ◽  
I. Yu Lisitskiy ◽  
M. V Boev ◽  
Kh. I Mershed
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Biceps Brachii ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Surgical Reconstruction ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Reconstructive Operations ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Extremity Function

Surgical reconstruction of upper extremity function in patients with high tetraplegia is presented. Five patients with sequelae of cervical spinal cord injury at C5-C6 level were operated on. Seven reconstructive operations were performed. Surgery consists of m. biceps brachii transposition to m. triceps brachii through the medial end of the humerus. First clinical experience is discussed.

Nerve Transfers to Restore Upper Extremity Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

2015 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 780-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida K. Fox ◽  
Kristen M. Davidge ◽  
Christine B. Novak ◽  
Gwendolyn Hoben ◽  
Lorna C. Kahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Nerve Transfers ◽  
Extremity Function ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Extremity Function

The Use of Nerve Transfers to Restore Upper Extremity Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

PM&R ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1173-1184.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida K. Fox ◽  
Christine B. Novak ◽  
Emily M. Krauss ◽  
Gwendolyn M. Hoben ◽  
Craig M. Zaidman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Nerve Transfers ◽  
Extremity Function ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Upper Extremity Function

Facilitation of triceps brachii muscle contraction by tendon vibration after chronic cervical spinal cord injury

2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 2358-2367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Ribot-Ciscar ◽  
Jane E. Butler ◽  
Christine K. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Biceps Brachii ◽  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Control Force ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Triceps Brachii ◽  
Tonic Vibration Reflex ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Elbow Extensor

One way to improve the weak triceps brachii voluntary forces of people with chronic cervical spinal cord injury may be to excite the paralyzed or submaximally activated fraction of muscle. Here we examined whether elbow extensor force was enhanced by vibration (80 Hz) of the triceps or biceps brachii tendons at rest and during maximum isometric voluntary contractions (MVCs) of the elbow extensors performed by spinal cord-injured subjects. The mean ± SE elbow extensor MVC force was 22 ± 17.5 N (range: 0–23% control force, n = 11 muscles). Supramaximal radial nerve stimuli delivered during elbow extensor MVCs evoked force in six muscles that could be stimulated selectively, suggesting potential for force improvement. Biceps vibration at rest always evoked a tonic vibration reflex in biceps, but extension force did not improve with biceps vibration during triceps MVCs. Triceps vibration induced a tonic vibration reflex at rest in one-half of the triceps muscles tested. Elbow extensor MVC force (when >1% of control force) was enhanced by vibration of the triceps tendon in one-half of the muscles. Thus triceps, but not biceps, brachii tendon vibration increases the contraction strength of some partially paralyzed triceps brachii muscles.

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