“…2,7,16 The optimal surgical treatment, however, would preserve the natural serratus anterior motor function. This can be achieved with long thoracic nerve decompression (in the setting of conduction block) 4,[10][11][12][13][14]20,22 or by nerve transfers that reinnervate the serratus anterior muscle. 15,19,23,24 Nerve transfers allow nearby healthy axons to reinnervate the injured serratus anterior muscle close to the motor endplates and prior to atrophy.…”