Nerves: Anatomy, Exposures and Techniques

Amgad S. Hanna, MD, is Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Dr. Hanna's training included a fellowship in Spine and Nerves at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and Neurosurgery residencies at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and University of Rennes I, France. He is certified by the American Board of Neurological surgery. Dr. Hanna has received several awards, including a Neurosurgery clerkship teaching award 2013, Resident Teaching Award 2011 (University of Wisconsin), and the Cahill Award 2008 (CNS/AANS joint section on Spine and Peripheral Nerve) and more recently an R01 from NIH in 2024. His national teaching responsibilities have included a series of national Nerve Oral Board Webinars and instruction on controversies in nerve trauma and nerve tumors at The Winter Clinics for Cranial and Spinal Surgery. Dr. Hanna has published over 85 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and over 50 book chapters. He has been a reviewer for Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery, and World Neurosurgery. He also published a Neurosurgery Primary Examination book, and a book on Nerve Cases.

Part I: Introduction.- 1. Anatomization: The History of a Uniquely Human Art.- 2. This Body of Literature: Classical Influences on Human Neuroanatomy.- Part II: Fundamentals of Nerve Surgery.- 3. Nerve Histology and Physiology in Health and Disease.- 4. Electrodiagnosis of the Peripheral Nervous System.- 5. Diagnostic Ultrasound of Nerves and Ultrasound-Guided Procedures.- 6. Magnetic Resonance Neurography: MR Imaging of Nerves.- Part III: Upper Body Nerves.- 7. Brachial Plexus, Supraclavicular Exposure.- 8. Brachial Plexus, Infraclavicular Exposure.- 9. Brachial Plexus, Combined Supra- and Infraclavicular Exposures.- 10. Brachial Plexus, Posterior Exposure.- 11. Dorsal Scapular Nerve - Nervus Dorsalis Scapulae.- 12. Pectoral Nerves - Nervus Pectoralis Medialis and Lateralis.- 13. Subscapular Nerves - Nervi Subscapulares.- 14. Axillary Nerve.- 15. Radial Nerve.- 16. Musculocutaneous Nerve.- 17. Median Nerve.- 18. Ulnar Nerve.- 19. Suprascapular Nerve.- 20. Spinal Accessory Nerve.- 21. Long Thoracic and Thoracodorsal Nerves.- 22. Intercostal Nerves.- Part IV: Lower Body Nerves.- 23. Lumbosacral Plexus.- 24. Femoral Nerve.- 25. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve.- 26. Sciatic Nerve.- 27. Tibial Nerve.- 28. Common Peroneal Nerve.- 29. Superficial Peroneal Nerve - Nervus Fibularis Superficialis.- 30. Obturator Nerve.- 31. Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerves.- Part V: Surgical Techniques.- 32. Nerve Trauma.- 33. Neonatal Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury.- 34. End-to-Side Neurorrhaphy.- 35. Radial Nerve Motor Branch to Anterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer.- 36. Median Nerve Motor Branch to Posterior Interosseous Nerve Transfer.- 37. Anterior Interosseous Nerve to Ulnar Motor Nerve Transfer.- 38. Intercostal to Musculocutaneous Nerve Transfer.- 39. Sensory Nerve Transfers.- 40. Contralateral C7 Transfer for Brachial Plexus Injuries.- 41. Free Functioning Muscle Transfer in Brachial Plexus Reconstruction.- 42. Lower Extremity Nerve Transfers.- 43. Tendon Transfers for Upper Limb Nerve Injuries.- 44. Tendon Transfers for Restoration of Shoulder Function.- 45. Secondary Glenohumeral Procedures in the Child with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.- 46. Tendon Transfers for Lower Limb Nerve Injuries.- 47. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Transposition after Ultrasound-Guided Wire Localization.- 48. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.-  49. Entrapments of the Pudendal Nerve, Nerve to the Obturator Internus, and Ganglion Impar.- 50. Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ACNES).- 51. Nerve Decompressions for Migraine.- 52. Nerve Tumors: Benign, Rare, and Malignant.- 53. Surgical Approaches to Retroperitoneal Tumors.- 54. Laparoscopic Approach to the Lumbosacral Plexus and Pelvic Autonomic Nerves.- 55. Intraneural Ganglion Cysts.- 56. Flaccid Facial Paralysis.- 57. Facial Synkinesis.- 58. Corneal Neurotization.- 59. Penile Reinnervation.- 60. Nerve Transfers for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.- 61. Selective Neurectomies and Myectomies for Cervical Dystonia.- 62. Selective Neurectomies for Treatment of Limb Spasticity.- 63. Neuroma.- 64. Open Nerve Stimulation.- 65. Percutaneous Nerve Stimulation for Pain.- 66. Dorsal Root Entry Zone (DREZ) Lesion.- Part VI: Axial Cuts.- 67. Upper Limb Axial Cuts.- 68. Lower Limb Axial Cuts.- Part VII: The Future of Nerve Surgery.- 69. Bionic Reconstruction after Severe Neural Loss.- 70. Between Stimulation and Biologics.- Index.