"Nerve Transfer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Surgical reinnervation of a denervated peripheral target using a healthy donor nerve and/or its proximal stump. The direct connection is usually made to a healthy postlesional distal portion of a non-functioning nerve or implanted directly into denervated muscle or insensitive skin. Nerve sprouts will grow from the transferred nerve into the denervated elements and establish contact between them and the neurons that formerly controlled another area.
| Descriptor ID |
D016067
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Nerve Transfer- Nerve Transfer
- Nerve Transfers
- Transfer, Nerve
- Transfers, Nerve
- Neurotization
- Neurotizations
Nerve Crossover- Nerve Crossover
- Crossover, Nerve
- Crossovers, Nerve
- Nerve Crossovers
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nerve Transfer" by people in Profiles.
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Crowe CS, Liu YK, Curtin CM, Hentz VR, Kozin SH, Fox IK, Berger MJ. Surgical Strategies for Functional Upper Extremity Reconstruction After Spinal Cord Injury. Muscle Nerve. 2025 May; 71(5):802-815.
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Pohl NB, Brush PL, Aita D, Kistler JM, Jones CM, Tosti R, Fletcher DJ. A novel classification of intraoperative ulnar nerve instability to aid transposition surgery. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 Aug; 33(8):1694-1698.
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McCarty PJ, Chaiyamoon A, Cardona JJ, Carrera A, Reina F, Georgiev GP, Iwanaga J, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Nerve to subclavius for neurotization procedures: an anatomical feasibility study. Neurosurg Rev. 2023 Jul 15; 46(1):176.
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Iwanaga J, Reina F, Ishak B, Reina MA, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Revisiting the Muscular Innervation of the Obturator Nerve: Application to Neurotization Procedures. Kurume Med J. 2023 Jul 03; 68(2):75-80.
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Spinelli CP, Iwanaga J, Bui CJ, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Novel Use of Nerve Branch to Sartorius as Donor for Intrapelvic Neurotization of the Sciatic Nerve and Its Contributions. World Neurosurg. 2022 02; 158:e148-e153.
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Kluemper C, Aversano M, Kozin S, Zlotolow DA. Long Thoracic Nerve Transfer for Children With Brachial Plexus Injuries. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Jul 01; 41(6):374-378.
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Serruya MD, Rosenwasser RH. An artificial nervous system to treat chronic stroke. Artif Organs. 2021 Aug; 45(8):804-812.
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Rabinovich RV, Pino PA, Aversano M, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA. Nerve Transfers for Restoration of Elbow?Flexion in Patients With Acute Flaccid Myelitis. J Hand Surg Am. 2022 01; 47(1):91.e1-91.e8.
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Paziuk TM, Tadley M, Aversano M, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA. The Utilization of Nerve Transfer for Reestablishing Shoulder Function in the Setting of Acute Flaccid Myelitis: A Single-Institution Review. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 10; 111:17-22.
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Pino PA, Intravia J, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA. Early results of nerve transfers for restoring function in severe cases of acute flaccid myelitis. Ann Neurol. 2019 10; 86(4):607-615.