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CNS Spotlight—highlighting content in Neurosurgery with curated, relevant content from the CNS web of knowledge. Each month one key Neurosurgery article is the launch point for a self-guided journey of discovery. Readers get easy access to related content from CNS and NEUROSURGERY Publications on the CNS Spotlight gallery. For an augmented, focused learning experience, look for the CNS Spotlight icon in every issue of Neurosurgery.

View the current month’s highlighted article and curated educational content below, or reference our CNS Spotlight Archive containing all previous Spotlight materials.

December Spotlight Article

 

Reverse End-to-Side Nerve Transfer for Severe Ulnar Nerve Injury: A Western Canadian Multicentre Prospective Nonrandomized Cohort Study
Matthew W. T. Curran, MSc, MD; Jaret L. Olson, MD; Michael J. Morhart, MD; Simon S. Z. Wu, BSc; Raj Midha, MD; Michael J. Berger, PhD, MD; K. Ming Chan, MD; on behalf of the Western Canadian Peripheral Nerve Research Initiative.
Neurosurgery. 2022. Published online: September 28, 2022 (https://www.doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000002143)

SANS

SANS: Pain and Peripheral Nerve Module

Case of the Month

54-Year-Old Male with Left Hand Weakness and Numbness (December 2022)

27-Year-Old Female with Right Wrist Weakness (October 2020)

Nexus

Nerve Transfer for Restoration of Elbow Extension

Upper Extremity Nerve Transfer for Brachial Plexus Injury

Neurosurgery

DISTAL MEDIAN TO ULNAR NERVE TRANSFERS TO RESTORE ULNAR MOTOR AND SENSORY FUNCTION WITHIN THE HAND
Brown JM, Yee A, Mackinnon SE. Neurosurgery. 2009;65(5):966-978.

Hemihypoglossal nerve transfer in brachial plexus repair: technique and results
Ferraresi S, Garozzo D, Ravenni R, et al. Neurosurgery. 2002;50(2):332-335.

Operative Neurosurgery

Median to Radial Nerve Transfer to Restore Wrist and Finger Extension Technical Nuances
Brown JM, Tung THH, Mackinnon SE. Operative Neurosurgery. 2010;66(3):ons75-ons83.

Double-Nerve Transfer to the Axillary Nerve in Traumatic Upper Trunk Brachial Plexus Injuries Using an Axillary Approach: Anatomical Description and Preliminary Case Series
Lafosse T, Gerosa T, Serane J, et al. Operative Neurosurgery. 2020;19(2):E131-E139.

Case Report: Double Oberlin Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion Following C5-C6 Avulsion Injury
Moses MJ, Dai AZ, Lowe DT, Chu A, Themistocles S. Operative Neurosurgery. 2019;16(1):23-26.

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