Table 1.

Summary of the cases

DOS	Age/sex	Mechanism	Occupation	Time of injury to operation, months/weeks	Pre-op function	Operation	No. of fasicles	Post-op function	Follow-up period, months
2001	22/M	MVA, passenger	Student	4	Deltoid M0, L 18/100	MPN–MABC–AXN, neurolysis,AXN, PC, SSN,MCN, nerve graft to triceps/RT	4	Deltoid M 4-	10
2001	19/M	MVA, pedestrian	Student	5	Deltoid M0, L 24/110	MPN–AXN, neurolysis, MCN, MN, UN; FCU–BN, DS–BrN/Rt	4	Deltoid M 5-, L24/50	25
2001	26/M	30-ft fall	Laborer	10	Deltoid M0, L18/55	MPN–AXN; X1–SSN; DS + FCU–BrN/Rt	3	Deltoid M 4, L 26/80	24
2001	25/M	Work-related/throwing garbage	Laborer	9	Deltoid M0, L 18/100	MPN–AXN/Rt	3	Deltoid M 5, L21/85	20
2001	41/M	Cervical injury, cervical disc	Mechanic	4	Deltoid M0, L 20/80	MPN–AXN; XI–SSN/Rt	2	Deltoid M0 no shoulder function, L 24/95	23
2003	47/M	Racing boat accident	Machinist	7.5	Deltoid M0, L 24/70	MPN–AXN; XI–SSN; neurolysis MCN, MN, UN; DS–BN; FCU–BrN/Rt	3	Deltoid M 4, L30/65	17
2006	51/M	MVA, pedestrian	Student	6	Deltoid M0, L17/76	MPN–MABC–AXN; MPN–MABC–TN, DS–BrN, FCU–BN/Lt	3	Deltoid M 4-, L 6/46	36
2007	21/M	Motorcycle accident	Student	5	Deltoid M0, L18/82	MPN–AXN; DS–BrN; FCU-N; MABC–MN/Rt	2	Deltoid M 3, L 21/110	23

DOS date of surgery, MPN medial pectoral nerve, AXN axillary nerve, XI spinal accessory nerve, SSN suprascapular nerve, PC posterior cord, MN median nerve, UN ulnar nerve, DS digitor sublimis branch of median nerve, FCU flexor carpi ulnaris branch of ulnar nerve, BN biceps nerve, BrN brachialis nerve, MABC median antebrachial cutaneous nerve, TN triceps nerve, MUP motor unit potential, MVA motor vehicle accident