Endoscopic Sural Nerve Removal in Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy Using Basic Endoscopy Instruments: Technical Note

Endoscopic Sural Nerve Removal in Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy Using Basic Endoscopy Instruments: Technical Note

Abstract Introduction The sural nerve (SN) is commonly used for grafting following resection of a neuroma-in-continuity in neonatal brachial plexus lesions (NBPL). The main drawbacks of the current open techniques are large scars and contractures in the late postoperative stage, which m...

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Main Authors: José Augusto Malheiros, Sérgio Augusto Vieira Cançado, João Tiago Alves Belo, Luiz Alberto Otoni Garcia, Marcelo Magaldi de Oliveira, Martjin J. A. Malessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-06-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
sural nerve
endoscopy
brachial plexus
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1603966

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