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Muscle Transfer

Muscle transfer is needed when the arm muscles get atrophied from lack of use. The most commonly used donor muscle is in the inner thigh. First, a section of skin and tissue attached to the donor's muscle is removed, and this skin flap helps the surgeons to monitor whether the muscle is getting enough blood after being transferred to its new location.

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I have no improvement after ulnar nerve decompression. Why?

Query: Hello doctor,Earlier this year approximately five months ago, I was diagnosed with ulnar nerve entrapment at the right elbow. Sadly, I declined rapidly and lost all my hypotheaner and some of my lumbericals in a matter of six weeks. I was operated on exactly 14 weeks ago where I had a decompression ...  Read Full »

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Dr. Ankit Gupta

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Your query is genuine and I am extremely sorry to learn about your problems. To answer, let me explain to you how a nerve grows. It takes one month of latency and later nerve grows at 1 mm per day. Even though the nerve might reach your muscle, for bulk to improve, it takes...  Read Full »

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