714. Nerve Transfers and AFM: Part One

The TMA is pleased to be joined by surgeons Dr. Amy Moore from
Washington University School of Medicine and Dr. Dan
Zlotolow from The Shriners Hospital for Children Philadelphia and
Greenville, The Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center, and The
Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The doctors discuss the
purpose of nerve transfers in patients with acute flaccid
myelitis (AFM) and what the surgery entails. They discuss what
qualifications they look for in a candidate for nerve transfer.
Dr. Moore discusses nerve decompression and how she determines if
a patient could benefit from this type of surgery. Dr. Zlotolow
discusses phrenic nerve damage and restoring respiratory function
in individuals with AFM.