And so we do a lot of things before we transfer it. One thing that we like to do is try to decrease the volume of the muscle and the weight of the muscle. The muscle that we generally take is called ...

tendon transfer and free-functioning muscle transfer. The procedure is done under general anaesthesia, with the patient in a supine position. A functioning gracilis muscle, with its own nerve and ...

Two standard procedures using muscles are called gracilis muscle transfer and temporalis muscle transfer. Using ...

and co-authors present a novel method for utilizing ipsilateral facial nerve for motor innervation of gracilis free functional muscle transfer (FFMT) in select patients with Moebius syndrome who ...

They found that the gracilis muscle actually functions ... Many procedures (e.g., tendon lengthening, tendon transfer, surgical release) alter muscle length and force. However, currently only ...

Evidence-based recommendations on free-functioning gracilis transfer to restore upper limb function in brachial plexus injury in adults. This involves taking a piece of hamstring muscle and its nerve ...

They found that the gracilis muscle actually functions ... Many procedures (e.g.,tendon lengthening, tendon transfer, surgical release) alter muscle length and force. However, currently only ...