Restorative surgery with invasive nerve stimulation in brachial plexus injuries

Nerve transfers in children with traumatic partial brachial plexus injuries.

Brachial plexus trauma is a rare condition in children except for obstetrical lesions, for which nerve grafting is generally proposed. Two children (9 and 12 years old) with C5 and C6 traumatic brachial plexus avulsion lesions are presented, where elbow flexion and shoulder abduction and external rotation were the functions to be restored. Nerve transfers have been performed. Shoulder abduction...

Brachial plexus injuries.

Injuries to the brachial plexus are common and are the most severe of all lesions of peripheral nerves, but the last 25 years have seen considerable advances in treatment. Much of this improvement followed the restatement of surgical principles regarding the treatment of wounds, and the application of methods of diagnosis and techniques of nerve repair which had been established much earlier. I...

Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Injuries.

The Effects of Electrical stimulation on Nerve Regeneration in Brachial Plexus Injuries

The purpose of this study is to review the clinical result of electric stimulus on the restoration of motor and sensory recoveries in the brachial plexus injuries. We had evaluated retrospectively 20 cases of brachial plexus injuries who were treated by surgical reconstruction of their damaged nerves and electrical stimulation. Among 20 cases, 18 cases were treated by insertion of electrode to ...

Controversies in brachial plexus injuries

This presentation will summarize some of the controversies I found treating these devastating injuries. The brachial plexus injuries are amongst the most challenging cases that a hand surgeon can face in his career. The normal variations of the brachial plexus anatomy, the complexity of the injured poli-trauma patients and the current standard algorithms of treatment can be questioned in light ...