Post Surgical Rehabilitation following Primary Nerve Surgery
•Specific to the nerves being transferred/grafted.
•Do not expect to see any volitional elbow flexion before 6-8 months.
•Splinting following this surgery is variable ranging from total immobilization to none at all.
•Please keep in mind that primary nerve surgery is in essence creating a new injury and should be treated as such.
–All protocols initiated in infancy can be utilized at this time as well.
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