our patients with brachial plexus root arulsion, who had undergone various nerve operationswith no functional recovery of the limb, were treated with transfer of sternocledomastoid muscle toreconstruct the function of elbow fleaion. The sternocleidomastoid muscle was datached from itsincertions and was lengthened by fascia lata graft from the thigh , and then , was transferred under theclavicle to the radiai shaft just distal to the radial tuberosity. After the recostruction, The potient...
Citation： Gu Yudong,Zhang Liyin,Zhang Gaomeng,et al.. ABSTRACTSTRANSFER OF STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE RECONSTRUCT THE FUNCTION OFELBOW FLEXION. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1994, 8(4): 196-197. doi: Copy