Table 1.

Type of accident, lesion and timely primary reconstructive surgeries performed elsewhere before initial consultation at our institution.

Case No.	Type of Accident	Type of Lesion, Side	Primary Reconstructive Surgeries aimed at Restoration of Shoulder and Elbow Function
1	Motorcycle	Avulsion of roots C5-T1, right	Transfer of accessory nerve to suprascapular nerve and hypoglossal nerve to MCN resulted in a stable shoulder; elbow function did not recover (surgery performed elsewhere five months after injury)
2	Work-related injury	Rupture of roots C5-C6 and avulsion of C7-T1, left	Sural nerve grafts were used to bridge the defects of C5 and C6 to restore elbow flexion and shoulder stability; motor recovery was unable to move the biological arm (surgery performed elsewhere five months after injury)
3	Motorcycle	Avulsion of roots C6-T1, right	Restoration of elbow function was attempted with ICN transfers to MCN, however no recovery was achieved (surgery performed elsewhere five months after injury)
4	Motorcycle	Avulsion of roots C5-T1, left	Transfer of phrenic to suprascapular nerve and ICN transfers to MCN and axillary nerve resulted in a stable shoulder; elbow function did not recover (surgery performed elsewhere four months after injury)
5	Motorcycle	Avulsion of roots C6-T1, right	Restoration of elbow function was attempted with nerve grafts from C4 and C5 to MCN; ICN transfers to median nerve; motor recovery was unable to move the biological arm (surgery performed elsewhere three months after injury)

ICN = intercostal nerve, MCN = musculocutaneous nerve.