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The branches of the sciatic nerve were also exposed. The length, diameter, and number of myelinated fibers were measured in each femoral and sciatic nerve branch. The feasibility of tension-free direct suture between the femoral and sciatic nerve branches was evaluated. One patient was treated with transfer of a nerve branch innervating the semitendinosus muscle to the femoral nerve branch and was followed up for 18 mo.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The diameters and numbers of myelinated fibers in the femoral nerve branches matched those of the sciatic nerve branches. In the single patient, a combined femoral nerve bundle (comprising the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis branches) was used as a graft. The branch of the sciatic nerve was sutured with the muscle branch of the femoral by using a sural nerve as a nerve graft. The knee joint straightening strength reached medical research council grade 4+.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proximal motor branches of the sciatic nerve may be transferred as donor nerves to repair high femoral nerve injury. A femoral nerve bundle comprising the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis branches may be used as the receptor nerve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opaa131","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,27]],"date-time":"2020-05-27T14:40:04Z","timestamp":1590590404000},"page":"E244-E250","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Transfer of Sciatic Nerve Motor Branches in High Femoral Nerve Injury: A Cadaver Feasibility Study and Clinical Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Huihao","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Depeng","family":"Meng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic 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