BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY. ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
Journal Title: Issues of Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Neurophysiology and Sport Promotion-IRONS - Year 2016, Vol 14, Issue 14
Abstract
Brachial plexus injury can lead to sever upper extremity impairment. Appropriate clinical evaluation of newborn or adult has to be done to assess the current status and a possible regeneration phenomenon. In case of no improvement, the surgical treatment should be undertaken approxi-mately 3–6 months after injury. Surgery can involve in-situ repair of the plexus or nerve transfers outside. In case of late pre- sentation or poor neurosurgical results, secondary procedures including the tendon transfers, joint fusions or osteotomies can be proposed to improve function of upper extremity. The aim of this report was to de- scribe methods of evaluation and treatment of brachial plexus injuries with a lite rature review on this topic.
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Piotr Czarnecki
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- DOI 10.19271/IRONS-00002-2016-14
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