Review Article

Treatment Options for Brachial Plexus Injuries

Table 1

Donor and recipient nerves.

Donor nervesRecipient nerves

Spinal accessory nerveSuprascapular nerve or
musculocutaneous nerve
Phrenic nerve or intact C5 rootAxillary nerve
Intercostal nerveMusculocutaneous, long thoracic nerve, radial, and medial nerve
Contralateral root C7Medial nerve
Nerve for the long head of bicepsAnterior branch of axillary nerve