Association of Parity and Previous Birth Outcome With Brachial Plexus Birth Injury Risk [PDF]
, 2023 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of maternal delivery history with a brachial plexus birth injury risk in subsequent deliveries and to estimate the effect of subsequent delivery method on brachial plexus birth injury risk.
James, Michelle A +6 more
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Complete Brachial Plexus Injury - An Amputation Dilemma. A Case Report [PDF]
, 2015 Brachial plexus injuries with intact yet flail limb presents with problems of persistent neuropathic pain and recurrent shoulder dislocations, that render the flail limb a damn nuisance.
Jamari S, Shalimar A, Choong CYL
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Brachial plexus injury: are we doing enogh?
Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2016 Introduction and Objective: Repair of Brachial plexus injury is a neglected art in developing countries like ours. We discuss here various case scenarios managed at our centre and the challenges involved.
Amit Thapa, Bidur KC, Bikram Shakya
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Supraclavicular Approach to the Brachial Plexus
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Background:. The brachial plexus consists of an intricate array of nerves originating from the C5–T1 ventral rami of the spinal cord. Their course is complex and can be substantially distorted after injury.
Steven E. Dawson, MD +5 more
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Arthroscopic Shoulder Fusion for Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
Arthroscopy Techniques, 2020 Shoulder fusion for sequelae of obstetrical brachial plexus injury is reported as a valuable surgical solution with very good results and functional range of motion. It is traditionally performed in open fashion.
Mohamed G. Morsy, M.D. +3 more
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Incidence of early posterior shoulder dislocation in brachial plexus birth palsy [PDF]
, 2007 Background Posterior dislocation of the shoulder in brachial plexus birth palsy during the first year of life is rare but the incidence increases with age. The aim was to calculate the incidence of these lesions in children below one year of age. Methods
Dahlin, Lars +27 more
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Compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus by a cervical rib in two adolescent girls : case reports and surgical treatment. [PDF]
, 2009 Presence of a cervical rib in children is extremely rare, particularly when symptoms of compression of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus occur. We present two cases with such a condition, where two young girls, 11 and 16 years of age were treated by
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, 2019 Contractures of the shoulder joint and glenohumeral joint dysplasia are well known complications to obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. Despite extensive description of these sequelae, the exact pathogenesis remains unknown.
Chu, Alice, +5 more
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The level and influencing factors of quality of life in patients with brachial plexus injury
International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2014 Purpose: To investigate the overall quality of life level and identify influencing factors in patients with traumatic brachial plexus injury. Methods: One hundred three patients with brachial plexus injury were assessed using the World Health ...
Jie Shen, Zhi-Wen Wang
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The axillary approach to raising the latissimus dorsi free flap for facial re-animation: a descriptive surgical technique [PDF]
, 2015 The latissimus dorsi flap is popular due to the versatile nature of its applications. When used as a pedicled flap it provides a robust solution when soft tissue coverage is required following breast, thoracic and head and neck surgery.
Grobbelaar, A +5 more
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