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BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES [PDF]
In the last 10 years lesions of the brachial plexus have become increasingly common and advances in diagnosis and innovations in technique have necessarily occurred. Since 1977 over 1000 patients with lesions of the brachial plexus have been seen at St Mary's and The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospitals in London; this total excludes obstetric palsies ...
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Even though one of the surgical techniques most frequently used to correct external rotation deformity of the shoulder in brachial plexus patients is a humeral derotational osteotomy, few intraoperative parameters has yet been identified to determine the
Flavio César Ivalde+2 more
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Free functional muscle transfer (FFMT) is a salvage procedure recommended in cases of brachial plexus injury with late presentations or failures of primary nerve reconstruction.
Anil Bhatia+2 more
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Brachial plexus block is a common regional anesthesia method widely used in upper limb surgery. Nowadays, ultrasound-guided brachial plexus block has been extensively used in clinical anesthesia.
Dingcheng Tian+8 more
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Schwannoma of Brachial Plexus [PDF]
Brachial plexus tumours are a rare entity. Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumours and only about 5% arise from the brachial plexus. Due to its rarity and complex anatomical location they can pose a formidable challenge to surgeons. We present a case of a young patient who presented with an axillary swelling three months after a lymph node biopsy ...
Ameet Kumar, Saeed Akhtar
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To date, no consensus exists regarding the best surgical management of isolated, micro-traumatic long thoracic nerve (LTN) paresis. Our hypothesis was that a combined decompression of the LTN at two potential locations for entrapment would be effective ...
Leonard Achenbach+5 more
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Brachial plexus injuries are devastating injuries that affect primarily young healthy males. For the total plexus injury, current surgical treatments have failed to achieve normal restoration of limb function but some practical goals are obtainable. This review article summarizes existing logic and approach for managing these catastrophic injuries.
Miguel Pirela-Cruz+2 more
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Pediatric Hand Surgery Training in Nicaragua: A Sustainable Model of Surgical Education in a Resource-Poor Environment. [PDF]
Recent reports have demonstrated that nearly two-thirds of the world's population do not have access to adequate surgical care, a burden that is borne disproportionately by residents of resource-poor countries.
James, Michelle A+3 more
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Purpose To examine the diagnostic advantages and clinical application value of the cinematic volume rendering technique (cVRT) when evaluating the relationship between the brachial plexus, peripheral tumor lesions, and blood vessels.
Rui Chen+6 more
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Local anaesthesia efficacy as postoperative analgesia for open shoulder instability surgery. a prospective randomised controlled study [PDF]
Background and objectives: The aim of present study was to evaluate for the first time, the clinical effect of local anaesthetic infiltration as postoperative analgesia in open shoulder surgery for anterior-inferior instability.
Caricati Alessio+6 more
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