Targeted Muscle Reinnervation to Reduce Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Hindquarter Resections

Abstract

Patients and MethodsCadaveric study. Six limbs were obtained from three fresh adult cadavers without previous lower limb surgery or trauma. External hemipelvectomies (n=3) and hip disarticulations (n=3) were performed in standard fashion on the cadaver specimens. Major nerves, including sciatic, femoral, and obturator, were then dissected, and available motor entry points were recorded.Retrospective review. Following institutional review board approval, we retrospectively reviewed patients undergoing hindquarter amputation 3513