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Preoperative needle electromyography with ultrasound-guidance to optimize functional hand grasp and pinch outcomes with tendon transfers in cervical spinal cord injuries.

James B. Meiling, Brittany Snider, Kitty Y. Wu

2026.3.2JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE

DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2025.2605376

Abstract

Recovery of hand function is a top priority for patients with tetraplegia following cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) (1). Recently, many have emphasized the importance of preoperative electrodiagn...

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MEILING, James B.; SNIDER, Brittany; WU, Kitty Y. Preoperative needle electromyography with ultrasound-guidance to optimize functional hand grasp and pinch outcomes with tendon transfers in cervical spinal cord injuries. JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE, 2026, 49(4): 1–2.