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Avulsion injury of the brachial plexus

The American Journal of Surgery, 1968
Abstract Two cases of complete avulsion of the roots of the brachial plexus are presented. Both patients also had severe additional injuries. Myelography demonstrated the avulsion in the second case. In both, the useless arm was amputated at the mid-humerus level.
A G, Coran, A, Simon, F, Heimberg, N, Beberman   +3 more
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Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries

Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 2022
Brachial plexus birth injuries (BPBIs) are typically traction type injuries to the newborn that occur during the delivery process. Although the incidence of these injuries has overall decreased from 1.5 to around 0.9 per 1000 live births in the United States over the past 2 decades, these injuries remain common, with incidence holding fairly steady ...
James S, Lin, Julie Balch, Samora
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The treatment of brachial plexus injuries

International Orthopaedics, 1985
The author describes 1068 patients with brachial plexus lesions who were referred to him during a period of 18 years. Seventy two percent of the injuries were caused by road traffic accidents. Traction or crush injuries were the usual type encountered. They may occur at five levels above, behind and below the clavicle.
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Birth Injuries of the Brachial Plexus

Clinics in Perinatology, 2004
Birth injuries of the brachial plexus are fairly common, but the majority of affected newborns make quick recoveries without any specific intervention. A minority suffer more severe injuries that lead to varying degrees of life-long disability. Happily, modern microsurgical techniques permit reconstruction of certain plexus injuries and, in carefully ...
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Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 1991
Brachial plexus birth injuries occur at a frequency of 1-2 per 1000 births. Many of these injuries spontaneously resolve. Should spontaneous recovery not occur within the first 4-6 months of life, the prognosis for attaining movement and function of the affected appendage is significantly impaired.
J, Brucker, J P, Laurent, R, Lee, S, Shenaq, J, Parke, I, Solis, W, Cheek   +6 more
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INFRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1965
Over a period of twenty years a small number of patients, thirty-one, have been seen who suffered injuries of the infraclavicular brachial plexus as a direct result of skeletal injury in the region of the shoulder joint. Except for isolated circumflex nerve injuries the prognosis is generally good whatever part of the plexus is damaged. The treatment
R D, LEFFERT, H, SEDDON
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Brachial Plexus Injuries and Dysfunctions

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1988
The brachial plexus and its associated structures demonstrate a propensity for certain disease processes not common to other areas of the nervous system. Brachial plexus disease produces a gait disturbance that may mimic musculoskeletal disease. When evaluating a case with possible traumatic brachial plexus disease, one relies heavily on historical ...
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Gunshot Injuries to the Brachial Plexus

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1997
Gunshot wounds to the brachial plexus present a specific problem in peripheral nerve surgery. The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of these injuries and the possibilities for functional recovery after their surgical treatment.Retrospective analysis of nerve lesions and results of surgery.The series consists of 54 patients ...
M M, Samardzic, L G, Rasulic, D M, Grujicic   +2 more
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Brachial Plexus Traction Injuries

Hand Clinics, 1991
Brachial plexus traction injuries most frequently occur following acute flexion or extension of the neck. The symptomatology following this injury may be defined clearly into the anatomic patterns of upper trunk, lower trunk, posterior cord, medial cord, and lateral cord radiations.
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Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury

Pediatrics In Review, 2019
1. Morgen Govindan, MD* 2. Heather L. Burrows, MD, PhD* 1. *Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI Neonatal brachial plexus injury presents as weakness or paralysis of the upper extremity or extremities at birth, most often related to stretching of the ...
Morgen, Govindan, Heather L, Burrows
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