Before revision: History Many of the lower extremity tendon transfers were performed during the nineteenth century to improve ambulation in polio patients due to post-poliomyelitis paralysis.
After revision: Medical uses +Radial nerve palsy transferDonorRecipientFunctionProtetor teresExtensor carpi radialis brevisWrist extensionPalmaris longusAbductor pollicis longusThumb abductionFlexor digitorum superficialis (little finger)Extensor pollicis longusThumb extensionFlexor digitorum superficialis (ring finger)Extensor digitorumFinger extensionHistory Many of the lower extremity tendon transfers were performed during the nineteenth century to improve ambulation in polio patients due to post-poliomyelitis paralysis.