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If spontaneous nerve regeneration does not occur within 3\u20136 months post-injury, surgical intervention, including nerve transfers, is recommended to restore function. Methods: This study evaluates long-term outcomes of nerve transfer surgeries performed between 2013 and 2023 on 16 adult patients with post-traumatic brachial plexus injuries. The most common cause of injury was motorcycle accidents. Nerve transfers targeted shoulder and elbow function restoration, including transfer of the accessory nerve to the suprascapular nerve, the radial nerve branch to the long or medial head of the triceps brachii to the axillary nerve, or the transfer of motor fascicles of the ulnar and median nerves (double Oberlin) to the brachialis and biceps brachii motor nerves. Results: Postoperative results showed varying degrees of functional recovery. In the shoulder, most patients achieved stabilization and partial restoration of active movement, with average flexion up to 92\u00b0 and abduction up to 78\u00b0. In the elbow, full flexion with M4 strength was achieved in 64% of patients. In both the shoulder and the elbow, double nerve transfers yield better long-term outcomes than single transfers. Secondary procedures, such as tendon transfers, were required in some cases to improve limb strength. Conclusions: The study concludes that nerve transfers offer reliable outcomes in restoring upper limb function, although additional surgeries may be necessary in certain cases.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13237396","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,4]],"date-time":"2024-12-04T11:03:08Z","timestamp":1733310188000},"page":"7396","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Results of the Nerve Transfers and Secondary Procedures to Restore Shoulder and Elbow Function in Traumatic Upper Brachial Plexus Palsy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2890-8139","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Piotr","family":"Czarnecki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9902-0770","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"G\u00f3recki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leszek","family":"Romanowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Saiz-Sapena, N., Vanaclocha-Vanaclocha, V., Ortiz-Criado, J.M., Vanaclocha, L., and Vanaclocha, N. 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