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Table 2. Sensory Nerve Transfers in distal forearm and in the hand
Recipient Donor Modality Advantage Disvantage Ref.
Median N. I Digital Branch IV Digital End-to-End Restore sensitivity of the thumb Loss of sensitivity of the IV web [4]
Lesion + Branch End-to-Side and index finger space
II and III Ulnar Sensory Proprioceptive sensitivity in non-
Digital Branch Branch critical areas
Collateral Sensory Dorsal End-to-End Restore sensitivity of the thumb Provide just protective [41-43]
Digital Nerve Branch of and index finger sensitivity
in the I Web Radial Nerve Maintain proprioceptive
space sensitivity in donor areas due to
an end-to-side coaptation for
the distal dorsal stumps
Component for Component for End-to-End Useful in cases of C5-C6 lesions Loss of sensitivity of the IV web [44]
I digital nerve III digital nerve space
Radial N. Radial Sensory LACN End-to-End Dimensions comparable for the [4]
Lesion Branch coapation
Donor runs near the recipient
Radial Sensory Median Nerve End-to-Side No loss of sensitivity Provide just protective [52]
Branch Useful in cases of C5-C6 lesions sensitivity
Ulnar N. Ulnar Sensory III Digital End-to-End Restore sensitivity of the ulnar Proprioceptive sensitivity in [54]
Lesion Branch Branch border of the hand donor areas due to an end-to-
side coaptation for the distal
stumps
Ulnar Sensory III Digital End-to-Side No loss of sensitivity Provide just protective sensitivity [55]
Branch Branch of the ulnar border of the hand
Ulnar Sensory Median nerve End-to-End No scar in the hand Protective sensitivity for the [16]
Branch branch in Restore sensitivity of the ulnar third web space through an end-
forearm border of the hand to-side strategy
Ulnar Sensory Median nerve End-to-Side No scar in the hand Provide just protective sensitivity [16]
Branch branch in lloss of sensitivity of the ulnar border of the hand
forearm
Dorsal Ulnar LACN End-to-Side No loss of sensitivity Provide just protective [56,57]
Sensory sensitivity
Branch
Ulnar Sensory PCBMN End-to-End Restore sensitivity of the ulnar Proprioceptive sensitivity in [22,56,58]
Branch border of the hand donor areas due to an end-to-
side coaptation for the distal
stumps
LACN: lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve; PCBMN: palmar cutaneous branch of median nerve

greater morbidity. Such techniques can be found in the recent literature but require further study because
some of them remain isolated case reports.

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Authors’ contributions
Concept and design: Colonna MR
Data acquisition, data analysis, manuscript preparation: Costa AL
Critical revision and completion of manuscript: Costa AL, Titolo P, Battiston B, Colonna MR

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