Nerve transfer surgery has enabled 13 young adults with complete paralysis to regain movement and function in their elbows and hands, according to the largest case series of this technique in people ...

Tetraplegia is typically caused by cervical spinal cord injuries, with associated complete or incomplete loss of muscle strength in all 4 extremities. The exact symptoms depend on the location and ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

Correspondence to: Belgin Bamaç Department of Anatomy, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41900, Turkey; bbamac{at}hotmail.com Objectives: The influence of regular and intense practice of an asymmetric sport ...