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In the treatment of peripheral entrapment neuropathies, where the conductivity of compressed and overstretched nerves must be restored, surgeons often prefer to change the course of the mechanically compromised nerve rather than to extirpate the offending lesion, which may be difficult to reach or even inaccessible. A well-known example of restoration of the conductivity of an imperiled nerve by changing its course is the transposition of the ulnar nerve from its normal topographical position to a new position in the elbow fold, where it is removed from the offending epicondyle so that it becomes slackened and is able to regain its conductivity.
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Breig, A. (1989). Surgical Procedure for Cervicolordodesis. In: Skull Traction and Cervical Cord Injury. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22410-6_7
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