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Project Number: | I01RX002462-01A1 |
| Title: | Intraoperative Optimization and Validation of Musculoskeletal Reconstruction |
| Principal Investigator: | Richard L. Lieber |
| Location: | Hines, IL |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2018 - December 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $213,545 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$887,006 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Summary Abstract The long-term goal of this project is to improve the outcome of surgical procedures involving skeletal muscle transfer, whether muscle transposition or transplantation. Under previous support from V.A. Rehab R&D, we characterized the design of muscles involved in tendon transfer surgery and developed high-resolution tools with which to study them. In this proposal, we exploit a relatively rare surgical procedure for brachial plexus injury, in which the gracilis muscle is surgic... |