TY - BOOK AU - Youssif Ahmed Youssif Khachaba AU - Ahmed Gamil Elsharkawi , AU - Ashraf Nehad Moharram , AU - Hatem Mahmoud Helmy , TI - Evaluation of the outcome after tendon transfer surgery for reanimation of the thumb after nerve injury of the upper limb / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Youssif Ahmed Youssif Khachaba , KW - Plastic surgery KW - Tendon transfer KW - Thumb reanimation N1 - Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Peripheral nerve injuries in the upper limb have a high incidence rate, and lead to a profound negative effect on the thumb function that contributes with 40% of the overall hand function. Tendon transfer surgery is an important method for thumb reanimation in selected cases of injuries of median, ulnar and radial nerves, to restore function and balance to the hand UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -