Free Gracilis Muscle Transfers Compared With Nonfree Muscle Flaps For Reanimation Of Elbow Flexion: A Meta-Analysis

Introduction Elbow flexion loss is a debilitating upper extremity injury. Surgical treatment options include nonfree muscle transfers (tendon transfers, nerve transfers, Steindler procedure, Oberlin transfers, and pedicled muscle transfers) or free muscle transfers. We sought to determine if free muscle transfers and nonfree muscle transfers have similar outcomes for elbow flexion reanimation.Materials and Methods A literature search for studies evaluating free and nonfree muscle transfers for elbow flexion reanimation was performed. Included studies reported on transfer failure (strength 更多