Nerve Transfers in Birth Related Brachial Plexus Injuries: Where Do We Stand?
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.hcl.2015.12.006.
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Abstract
This article reviews the assessment and management of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. The potential role of distal nerve transfers in the treatment of infants with Erb's palsy is discussed. Current evidence for motor outcomes after traditional reconstruction via interpositional nerve grafting and extraplexal nerve transfers is reviewed and compared with the recent literature on intraplexal distal nerve transfers in obstetrical brachial plexus injury.
Medical subject headings
- Birth Injuries
- Brachial Plexus
- Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
- Nerve Transfer
- Peripheral Nerve Injuries