Structured Motor Rehabilitation After Selective Nerve Transfers

Agnes Sturma; Laura  A. Hruby; Dario Farina; Oskar C. Aszmann

doi:10.3791/59840

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Structured Motor Rehabilitation After Selective Nerve Transfers

JoVE Journal
Medicine

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JoVE Journal Medicine

Structured Motor Rehabilitation After Selective Nerve Transfers

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09:34 min

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August 15, 2019

DOI:

10.3791/59840-v

DOI:

10.3791/59840-v

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09:34 min

August 15, 2019

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Agnes Sturma^1,2,3, Laura A. Hruby^1,4, Dario Farina², Oskar C. Aszmann^1,5

¹Clinical Laboratory for Bionic Extremity Reconstruction,Medical University of Vienna ²Bioengineering Department,Imperial College London ³Master’s Degree Program Health Assisting Engineering,University of Applied Sciences FH Campus Wien ⁴Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery,Medical University of Vienna ⁵Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery,Medical University of Vienna

Summary

Here, we present a protocol for the motor rehabilitation of patients with severe nerve injuries and selective nerve transfer surgery. It aims at restoring the motor function proposing several stages in patient education, early-stage therapy after surgery and interventions for rehabilitation after successful re-innervation of the nerve’s target.