TABLE VII.

Early Results: Time of Muscle Reinnervation Demonstrated by EMG

Case	Reinnervation* After Surgery (After Palsy Onset) (mo)
	Trapezius	Deltoid	Infraspinatus†	Biceps	Grafted Muscle	Abductor Digiti Minimi†
1			5 (11.5)		3‡, 4‡
2			<13 (<24)		3
3			3 (8.5)	3 (8.5)
4	6.5 (14.5)	4 (12)	6.5 (14.5)	2.5 (10.5)
5	6 (12)	7 (13)	8 (14)
6			<6 (<16)			<6 (<16)
7			4 (13.5)	4 (13.5)
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^*The reinnervation of all muscles except 2 in Case 1 was confirmed by needle EMG.

^†< = far less than the estimated periods because the motor unit potentials were already mature at the time of examination.

^‡Reinnervation was defined by visible contraction of the muscle.