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EP1	Socioeconomic Disparities in the Receipt of Brachial Plexus Surgery: A National Analysis View ePoster Alexandra Bucknor, MBBS, MRCS, MSc1; Sabine A. Egeler, MD1; Anmol Chattha, BA2; Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA, FACS1; Anne Huang, MD1 1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 2Albany Medical College, Boston, MA
EP2	WITHDRAWN
EP3	Cost-Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression Surgery in the Prevention of ulcers and Amputations: a Markov Analysis View ePoster Willem D. Rinkel, MD1; Manuel Castro Cabezas, MD, PhD2; J Henk Coert, MD, PhD2,3 1Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 3University Medical center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
EP4	Enhancing Peripheral Nerve Regeneration after Neurorrhaphy: a Systematic Review of Animal Models View ePoster Matthew Wordsworth, MRCS, MA1; Nicholas Robbins, DO2; Warren Breidenbach, MD2; Rory Rickard, FRCS, PhD3; Bijaya Parida, PhD1; Michael R. Davis, MD, FACS1; Andrew Hart, MD, PhD4; Erik K Weitzel, MD1 1United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX; 259th Medical Wing, San Antonio, TX; 3Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 4University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
EP5	Are Current Nerve Tissue Processing Methodologies Similar Enough to Use Their Data Interchangeably? An Assessment of the Key Factors Relevant to Regeneration and Functional Outcomes Data View ePoster Erick DeVinney, MD1; Anne Engemann, PhD2; Curt Deister, PhD2; Ivica Ducic, MD, PhD1 1Washington Nerve Institute, McLean, VA; 2AxoGen, Alachua, FL
EP6	Complete Recovery of an Ulnar Nerve Transection using Processed Nerve Allograft in the Setting of a Pregnant Patient: Does Prolactin Play a Roll? View ePoster Michael T. Friel, MD, FACS, FAAP1; Joseph Ogrodnik, MD2 1Ochsner Hospital for Children, New Orleans, LA; 2University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
EP7	Nerve Surgeons' Assessment of the Role of Eduard Pernkopf's Atlas of Topographic and Applied Human Anatomy in Surgical Practice View ePoster Demetrius Michael Coombs, MD1; Andrew Yee, BS2; Sabine Hildebrandt, MD3; J. Henk Coert MD, PhD4; Susan Mackinnon, MD2; 1The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO; 3Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 4UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
EP8	Improved Recovery from a Dual Nerve and Muscle Injury with Increased Frequency of Pudendal Nerve Stimulation View ePoster Brian Michael Balog, BS1,3; Dan Li Lin, MD2; Brett Hanzlicek, MS2; Margot Damaser, PhD1,2 1Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH; 2Louis Stokes Veteran Service Hospital, Cleveland, OH; 3University of Akron, Akron, OH
EP9	The Prevalence and Practice Patterns of Anterior Interosseous Nerve to Ulnar Motor Nerve Transfer Use: a Survey of Hand Surgeons View ePoster Solomon Azouz, MD; Heather Lucas, PA-C; Raman C. Mahabir, MD, MSc; Shelley S. Noland, MD Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
EP10	Results of a New Botox Injection Paradigm for Treatment of Migraines: Anatomical, Regional, and Targeted (ART) View ePoster Kyle Sanniec, MD; Bardia Amirlak, MD; Michael Chung, BS; Xingchen Li, BA University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
EP11	Personal and Familial Cancer Histories in Patients with Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors View ePoster Megan C. Kaszuba, MD; Ross Puffer, MD; Robert J Spinner, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
EP12	Shoulder Function Reconstruction in Upper Brachial Plexus (C5-C6) Injuries by Nerve Transfers. A Technique to Improve Shoulder External Rotation View ePoster Jorge Clifton, MD1; Eduardo Pablo Zancolli, MD2 1Clinica Mielina Brachial Plexus, Guadalajara, Mexico; 2Fundacion Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
EP13	Timing of Nerve Recovery after Nerve Grafting in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy Patients with Isolated Upper Trunk Neuromas View ePoster Jessica A Lee, MD1; Meg Stanger, PT2; Megan Natali, PA2; Lorelei J Grunwaldt, MD2 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
EP14	Morbidity Following a Modified Sural Nerve Harvesting Procedure in Pediatric Patients View ePoster Mark Shafarenko, Medical Student1; Joseph Catapano, MD, PhD2; Emily S. Ho, BSc OT Reg (Ont), MEd2, Gregory H. Borschel, MD, FAAP, FACS2; Ronald M. Zuker, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP2 1University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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EP16	Sciatic Nerve Injury After Gunshot Wound: A Role for Fat Grafting View ePoster Prashanthi Divakar, MD; Justin T Zelones, MD; Joseph Rosen, MD Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
EP17	Peripheral Nerve Repair with Amnion-Muscle Combined Conduits View ePoster Stefania Raimondo, PhD1; Andrea Marchesini, MD2; Nicola Zingaretti, MD3; Bruno Battiston, MD, PhD4; Stefano Geuna, MD5; Michele Riccio, MD2 1University of Torino, Orbassano, Torino, Italy; 2A.O.U. Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy; 3University of Udine, c/o Ospedale "S. Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy; 4UO di Microshirurgia Ricostruttiva, Hand Surg., Microsurg. Unit, Torino, Italy; 5Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Orbassano, Torino, Italy
EP18	Descriptive Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus and Anatomical Variations by Dissection in Cadaveric Specimens. View ePoster Fentanes Vera Adriana, Fellow; Serrano Correa Luis Alberto, MD; Becerra Andrade Ricardo, MD; Alexander Cárdenas Mejía, MD Hospital Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico, Mexico
EP19	Genital Sensibility in the Neophallus: Getting a Sense of the Current Literature View ePoster Shane D Morrison, MD1; Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD2; Jens U Berli, MD3; Jonathan Massie, MD4; A. Lee Dellon, MD, PhD5 1University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 2NYU Langone, New York, NY; 3Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR; 4Northwestern, Chicago, IL; 5Johns Hopkins University, Towson, MD
EP20	A New Clinical Observation Utilizing a Traditional Tendon Transfer to Improve Hand Function in Sunderland III Radial Nerve Injuries View ePoster Aaron L Morgan, MD; Lorna Kahn, PT, CHT; Susan Mackinnon, MD Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
EP21	Management of Chronic Pain Post Neurectomy: a Role for Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation View ePoster Line G Jacques, MD, MSc UCSF, San Francisco, CA
EP22	Anatomical Considerations for Breast Neurotization View ePoster Ivica Ducic, MD, PhD1; Erick DeVinney, BS2 1Washington Nerve Institute, McLean, VA; 2AxoGen Inc, Alachua, FL
EP23	A Disposable Instrument to Optimize the Sharp Cut of Nerves View ePoster Antonio Merolli, MD, FBSE; Joseph Steele, PhD; Joachim Kohn, PhD, FBSE Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
EP24	Combined Hemihypoglossal and Masseteric Nerve Transfer for Facial Nerve Palsy View ePoster Wojciech Kukwa, MD, PhD; Ewa Migacz, MD; Antoni Krzeski, Professor Medical University of Warsaw, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Warsaw, Poland
EP25	Facial Reanimation in Patients with Unilateral Facial Palsy Treated with Crossed Nervous Graft with and without Masseter Nerve Transfer Evaluated with the "eFACE" Scale. View ePoster Fentanes Vera Adriana, Fellow; Becerra Andrade Ricardo, MD; Alexander Cárdenas Mejía, MD Hospital Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Mexico, Mexico
EP26	Complete Removal Of The Epitrochleoanconeus Muscles In Patients With Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Results From A Small Prospective Case Series View ePoster Godard C.W. de Ruiter, MD, PhD1; Sjoerd G van Duinen, MD, PhD2 1Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, The Hague, Netherlands; 2Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
EP27	Direct Ulnar Nerve Repair Versus AIN to Motor Branch of the Ulnar Nerve End to Side Transfer in High Ulnar Nerve Injuries View ePoster Gilberto Agustin Gonzalez Trevizo, MD Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX
EP28	A Mechanistic Classification for Axon Membrane fusion by Chemical Fusogens View ePoster Salma A Abdou, BA1; Peter W Henderson, MD MBA2 1New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; 2Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
EP29	Intra-operative Nerve Stimulation as a Novel Assessment of Rat Median Nerve Function View ePoster Matthew J Gluck, BS; Christina M Beck, PhD; Todd A Rubin, MD; Paul J Cagle, MD Icahn School of Medicine- Mount Sinai, New York, NY
EP30	Amyloid Neuropathy: Five Year Retrospective Case Review at a Tertiary Center. View ePoster Priya Devi Shanmugarajah, MBChB; Sajitha Chanaka Weerasinghe, MBBS; Agam Jung, MD Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
EP31	A Rare Cause of Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: Intraneural Ganglion Cyst of the Hypoglossal Nerve View ePoster Jeremie D. Oliver, BS, BA; Vijay Agarwal, MD; Jeffrey Janus, MD; Jamie Van Gompel, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
EP32	High Resolution Ultrasound (HRUS) as a Diagnostic and Planning Tool in Surgical Management of Rare Chronic Neurogenous Pain Syndromes View ePoster Veith Moser, MD Trauma Hospital, Vienna, Austria
EP33	Nerve Recovery on Volar Forearm Lacerations from Single Major Nerve Injury vs. Double Major Nerve Injury View ePoster Gilberto Agustin Gonzalez Trevizo, MD Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX
EP34	Cost-effectiveness of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Focal Neuropathies View ePoster Arvin Raj Wali, BA1; Charlie Park, BS1; Dina Hingorani, PhD1; Milli Desai, BS1; Justin M. Brown, MD1; Michael Cartwright, MD2; Ross Mandeville, MD1 1University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 2Wakeforest, Salem, NJ
EP35	Breast Reinnervation following Mastectomy: Demonstration of Proof of Principle View ePoster Gloria R Sue, MD; Dung H Nguyen, MD, PharmD Stanford University, Stanford, CA
EP36	Analyzing Cost-Effectiveness of Oberlin Nerve Transfer to Regain Forearm Flexion View ePoster Arvin Raj Wali, BA; Charlie C Park, BS; Justin M. Brown, MD; Ross Mandeville, MD University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
EP37	An Optimized Animal Model to Promote Nerve Repair Utilizing Endogenous Autonomic Nervous Discharge View ePoster Jing Rui, MD, PhD; Jie Lao, MD, PhD Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
EP38	The Effectiveness of Splinting for Sleep Disturbance in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome View ePoster Guy Rubin, MD; Hagay Orbach, MD; Micha Rinott, MD; Nimrod Rozen, MD, PhD Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
EP39	Epigenetic Regulation of Neural Development and its Use in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration View ePoster Leon J Nesti, MD, PhD1; Christopher Daniels, MD2; Youngmi Ji, PhD1; Stephen Fernicola, MD2; Edmund C Nesti, PhD3 1Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, 2Walter Reed, Bethesda, MD, 3Alcamena Stem Cell Therapeutics, Spencerville, MD
EP40	WITHDRAWN
EP41	Early Neurotization of the Zygomatic Muscles in the Möebius Syndrome Using Sural Nerve Grafts and End-To-Side Neurorrhaphies View ePoster Fausto Viterbo, PhD; Alan Fagotti Moreira, MD Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil
EP42	Intraoral Approach for Facial Reanimation View ePoster Sinikka Suominen, MD, PhD; Tuija Ylä-Kotola, MD, PhD Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
EP43	WITHDRAWN
EP44	The Relationship between Electrodiagnostic Findings and Sleep Disturbance in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome View ePoster Guy Rubin, MD; Hagay Orbach, MD; Micha Rinott, MD; Nimrod Rozen, MD, PhD Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
EP45	Limb Length Discrepancy in Surgically Treated Obstetric Brachial Plexus View ePoster Mohamed Mostafa Kotb, MD Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
EP46	Saved by Martin-Gruber: Anastomosis Restores Full Function after Complete Ulnar Nerve Injury View ePoster Madhawi Mitwalli, MD1; Arvin Raj Wali, BA2; Justin Brown, MD2; Ross Mandeville, MD2 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
EP47	Progressive Weakness due to an Anterior Arachnoid Cyst: An Indication for Nerve Transfer Surgery View ePoster Madhawi Mitwalli, MD1; Arvin Raj Wali, BA2; Justin Brown, MD2; Ross Mandeville, MD2 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
EP48	Plexiform Neurofibroma as a Cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Radial Deficiency Patient View ePoster Kejia HU, MD1; Ziv Williams, MD2; Wendong Xu, MD, PhD3 1Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China; 2MGH, Boston, MA, 3Fudan University, Shanghai, China
EP49	Sutureless Approach Using Vein Grafts In Peripheral Nerve Repair: Functional and Immunohistological Results View ePoster Ali Eren, MD1; Sacit Turanli, MD1; Cemile Merve Seymen, PhD1; Ferda Alpaslan Pinarli, MD, PhD2; Gülnur Take Kaplanoglu, PhD1 1Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
EP50	A High-Throughput Mouse Platform for Nerve Conduit Assessment View ePoster Suresh Mohan, MD1; Wenjin Wang MD, PhD1; Ivan Coto Hernández, PhD1; Kaiyang Yin, MS2; Cathryn Sundback, ScD1; Ulrike G.K. Wegst, PhD2; Nate Jowett, MD1 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
EP51	Corneal Neurotization by Ipsilateral Great Auricular Nerve Transfer and Circumferential Corneal Scleral Tunnel Incisions for Neurotrophic Keratopathy View ePoster Nate Jowett, MD; Roberto Pineda II, MD Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
EP52	Dually Innervated Free Gracilis Transfer in Smile Reanimation View ePoster Joseph R Dusseldorp MS, MBBS, FRACS1,2; Nate Jowett, MD1; Tessa A Hadlock, MD1 1Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; 2Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
EP53	Evaluation of the Scratch Collapse Test for Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome – A Prospective, Blinded Study View ePoster Kate Montgomery, MD; Gerald Wolff, MD, FRCPC; Kirsty U. Boyd, MD, FRCSC; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada