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Top ten publications of the last ten years

Newly identified axon types of the facial nerve unveil supplemental neural pathways in the innervation of the face.
Tereshenko V, Maierhofer U, Dotzauer DC, Laengle G, Schmoll M, Festin C, Luft M, Carrero Rojas G, Politikou O, Hruby LA, Klein HJ, Eisenhardt SU, Farina D, Blumer R, Bergmeister KD, Aszmann OC. J Adv Res. 2023 Feb;44:135-147. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.04.009

Proof of concept for multiple nerve transfers to a single target muscle. 
Luft M, Klepetko J, Muceli S, Ibáñez J, Tereshenko V, Festin C, Laengle G, Politikou O, Maierhofer U, Farina D, Aszmann OC, Bergmeister KD. Elife. 2021 Oct 1;10:e71312. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71312.

Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use. 
Farina D, Vujaklija I, Brånemark R, Bull AMJ, Dietl H, Graimann B, Hargrove LJ, Hoffmann KP, Huang HH, Ingvarsson T, Janusson HB, Kristjánsson K, Kuiken T, Micera S, Stieglitz T, Sturma A, Tyler D, Weir RFF, Aszmann OC. Nat Biomed Eng. 2023 Apr;7(4):473-485. doi: 10.1038/s41551-021-00732-x. Epub 2021 May 31. PMID: 34059810.

Neuralgic amyotrophy: a paradigm shift in diagnosis and treatment. 
Gstoettner C, Mayer JA, Rassam S, Hruby LA, Salminger S, Sturma A, Aman M, Harhaus L, Platzgummer H, Aszmann OC. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Aug;91(8):879-888. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-323164.

Self-Contained Neuromusculoskeletal Arm Prostheses.
Ortiz-Catalan M, Mastinu E, Sassu P, Aszmann O, Brånemark R. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 30;382(18):1732-1738. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1917537.

Long-term implant of intramuscular sensors and nerve transfers for wireless control of robotic arms in above-elbow amputees.
Salminger S, Sturma A, Hofer C, Evangelista M, Perrin M, Bergmeister KD, Roche AD, Hasenoehrl T, Dietl H, Farina D, Aszmann OC. Sci Robot. 2019 Jul 17;4(32):eaaw6306. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6306

Peripheral nerve transfers change target muscle structure and function.
Bergmeister KD, Aman M, Muceli S, Vujaklija I, Manzano-Szalai K, Unger E, Byrne RA, Scheinecker C, Riedl O, Salminger S, Frommlet F, Borschel GH, Farina D, Aszmann OC. Sci Adv. 2019 Jan 2;5(1):eaau2956. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau2956. eCollection 2019 Jan

Axonal components of nerves innervating the human arm.
Gesslbauer B, Hruby LA, Roche AD, Farina D, Blumer R, Aszmann OC, Ann Neurol. 2017 Sep;82(3):396-408. doi: 10.1002/ana.25018

Bionic reconstruction to restore hand function after brachial plexus injury: a case series of three patients.
Aszmann OC, Roche AD, Salminger S, Paternostro-Sluga T, Herceg M, Sturma A, Hofer C, Farina D. Lancet. 2015 May 30;385(9983):2183-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61776-1

Farina D, Aszmann OC. Bionic limbs: clinical reality and academic promises.
Sci Transl Med. 2014 Oct 8;6(257):257ps12. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3010453.
 

 

Latest publications

Beyond the tingling sensation: unveiling the neurobiological origin of the Hoffmann-Tinel sign 
Tereshenko V, Aszmann OC, Eberlin KR, Schweizer R, Austen WG Jr, Dellon AL, Klein HJ. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 Aug 15. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010989. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37585811.

Nerve transfer reversal to treat co-contraction after anatomic brachial plexus reconstruction and Oberlin transfer: A case report 
Laengle G, Gohritz A, Maierhofer U, Sturma A, Boesendorfer A, Gstoettner C, Platzgummer H, Aszmann O. Microsurgery. 2023 Jun 22. doi: 10.1002/micr.31076. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37349939.

Axonal mapping of the motor cranial nerves
Tereshenko V, Maierhofer U, Dotzauer DC, Laengle G, Politikou O, Carrero Rojas G, Festin C, Luft M, Jaklin FJ, Hruby LA, Gohritz A, Farina D, Blumer R, Bergmeister KD, Aszmann OC. Front Neuroanat. 2023 Jun 2;17:1198042. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2023.1198042. PMID: 37332322; PMCID: PMC10272770.

Temporal and Zygomatic Branches of the Facial Nerve Contain Nonmyelinated Axons
Tereshenko V, Blumer R, Klein HJ, Schweizer R, Aszmann OC, Bergmeister KD. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2023 May-Jun;25(3):198-199. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2022.0210. Epub 2022 Sep 27. PMID: 36166486.

Nerve Transfers for Brachial Plexus Reconstruction in Patients over 60 Years
Gohritz A, Laengle G, Boesendorfer A, Gesslbauer B, Gstoettner C, Politikou O, Sturma A, Aszmann OC. J Pers Med. 2023 Apr 12;13(4):659. doi: 10.3390/jpm13040659. PMID: 37109045; PMCID: PMC10142607.

Axonal mapping of motor and sensory components within the ulnar nerve and its branches
Tereshenko V, Maierhofer U, Hruby LA, Klepetko J, Dotzauer DC, Politikou O, Laengle G, Luft M, Festin C, Blumer R, Bergmeister KD, Aszmann OC. J Neurosurg. 2023 Apr 7:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2023.2.JNS23180. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37029679.

Diagnostik von peripheren Nerven bei Läsionen und Kompressionssyndromen: Positionspaper der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie
Bergmeister KD, Platzgummer H, Reichel-Vacariu G, Kretschmer T, Sturma A, Schaefer D, Mende K, Meissl G, Schlenz I, Aszmann OC, Rab M. Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 2023 Apr;55(2):140-147. German. doi: 10.1055/a-1984-8400. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37023761.

Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use
Farina D, Vujaklija I, Brånemark R, Bull AMJ, Dietl H, Graimann B, Hargrove LJ, Hoffmann KP, Huang HH, Ingvarsson T, Janusson HB, Kristjánsson K, Kuiken T, Micera S, Stieglitz T, Sturma A, Tyler D, Weir RFF, Aszmann OC. Nat Biomed Eng. 2023 Apr;7(4):473-485. doi: 10.1038/s41551-021-00732-x. Epub 2021 May 31. PMID: 34059810.

Newly identified axon types of the facial nerve unveil supplemental neural pathways in the innervation of the face
Tereshenko V, Maierhofer U, Dotzauer DC, Laengle G, Schmoll M, Festin C, Luft M, Carrero Rojas G, Politikou O, Hruby LA, Klein HJ, Eisenhardt SU, Farina D, Blumer R, Bergmeister KD, Aszmann OC. J Adv Res. 2023 Feb;44:135-147. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.04.009

Upper limb prostheses: bridging the sensory gap
Roche AD, Bailey ZK, Gonzalez M, Vu PP, Chestek CA, Gates DH, Kemp SWP, Cederna PS, Ortiz-Catalan M, Aszmann OC. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2023 Mar;48(3):182-190. doi: 10.1177/17531934221131756. Epub 2023 Jan 17. PMID: 36649123; PMCID: PMC9996795.