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Transfer of the anterior C3 levator scapulae motor nerve branch for spinal accessory nerve injury: illustrative case.
Abstract
Injury to the spinal accessory nerve (Acc) results in loss of motor function of the trapezius muscle and leads to severe shoulder problems. A vast number of surgical strategies have been proposed to reinnervate (suture, grafting, and nerve transfers) or compensate (tendon and muscle transfers) the lost function of the trapezius muscle.