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AN interesting paper of practical importance in orthopaedic practice, entitled “The Functional Results of Muscle Transposition in the Hind Limb of the Rat”, was read by Prof. R. W. Sperry at the Columbus Meeting of the American Association last December. The muscles operating the hind foot of this animal were transplanted in reverse, with the result that both reflex and voluntary movements of the hind limb were also reversed. Motion pictures showed that even after a year's trial of the new arrangement, there was no adjustment, and although the muscles worked the limb, the motor nerve patterns for limb co-ordination were on the old basis. Unfortunately the author does not state the names or number of the transplants.
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Recent American Investigations in Embryology. Nature 145, 560 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145560a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145560a0