Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze unfavourable results of nerve transfers to the musculocutaneous nerve, using upper intercostal nerves. Methodology: The trial group included 7 patients with traction injuries of the brachial plexus, who were treated surgically, using intercostal nerves as nerve transfers. The follow- up period was at least 3 years. The analysis of the motor function recovery depended on the respective patient’s age and the operation time. Results: In not a single case a functional recovery of the musculocutaneous nerve was achieved. Conclusion: The time gap between the injury and the operation, the level and the extent of the nerve injury and the type of the reconstructive procedure, all the above are the main prognostic factors for the functional recovery of the paralyzed muscles, resulting from its traction injury.

        Key words: brachial plexus – nerve transfers – results analysis