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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024

Three Useful Tips and Tricks for Intraoperative Nerve Stimulation.

Wen-Chih Liu, Floris V Raasveld, Maximilian Mayrhofer-Schmid, Kyle R Eberlin, Ian L Valerio

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  1. Algorithm for Surgical Management of Symptomatic Hand and Digital Neuromas.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026
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Wen-Chih LiuFrom the Hand and Arm Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Floris V RaasveldFrom the Hand and Arm Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Maximilian Mayrhofer-SchmidFrom the Hand and Arm Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Kyle R EberlinDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Ian L ValerioDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

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Abstract

Disposable handheld nerve stimulators are widely used in peripheral nerve surgery. Such devices stimulate a motor nerve or the motor component of a mixed nerve by applying electrical current to the proximal region, targeting the main nerve trunk. This stimulation then travels along the motor nerve, reaching the distal end to control the corresponding muscle(s). In this study, the authors demonstrate three useful tips and tricks for handheld nerve stimulation during targeted muscle reinnervation and peripheral nerve surgery. The three tips are (1) identification of proximal muscle contraction by retrograde electrical stimulation of a distal sensory nerve; (2) graded stimulation for identifying motor nerves within fibrotic scarred tissue beds or parallel to the major motor/mixed nerve of interest; and (3) proximal stimulation for validation of adequate post-targeted muscle reinnervation coaptation(s).

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