Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview
Traumatic injuries to the brachial plexus in adults are severely debilitating. They generally affect young individuals. A thorough understanding of the anatomy, clinical evaluation, imaging and electrodiagnostic assessments, treatment options and proper timing of surgical interventions will enable n...
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2011-06-01
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| description | Traumatic injuries to the brachial plexus in adults are severely debilitating. They generally affect young individuals. A thorough understanding of the anatomy, clinical evaluation, imaging and electrodiagnostic assessments, treatment options and proper timing of surgical interventions will enable nerve surgeons to offer optimal care to patients. Advances in microsurgical technique have improved the outcome for many of these patients. The treatment options offer patients with brachial plexus injuries the possibility of achieving elbow flexion, shoulder stability with limited abduction and the hope of limited but potentially useful hand function. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d39a3bc6f5384bd2b891bb77e548e4d32022-12-21T18:14:45ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272011-06-0169352853510.1590/S0004-282X2011000400023S0004-282X2011000400023Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overviewMario G. Siqueira0Roberto S. Martins1Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloTraumatic injuries to the brachial plexus in adults are severely debilitating. They generally affect young individuals. A thorough understanding of the anatomy, clinical evaluation, imaging and electrodiagnostic assessments, treatment options and proper timing of surgical interventions will enable nerve surgeons to offer optimal care to patients. Advances in microsurgical technique have improved the outcome for many of these patients. The treatment options offer patients with brachial plexus injuries the possibility of achieving elbow flexion, shoulder stability with limited abduction and the hope of limited but potentially useful hand function.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000400023&lng=en&tlng=enlesão do plexo braquialtratamento cirúrgicoreparo de nervos |
| spellingShingle | Mario G. Siqueira Roberto S. Martins Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria lesão do plexo braquial tratamento cirúrgico reparo de nervos |
| title | Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview |
| title_full | Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview |
| title_fullStr | Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview |
| title_short | Surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries: an overview |
| title_sort | surgical treatment of adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries an overview |
| topic | lesão do plexo braquial tratamento cirúrgico reparo de nervos |
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