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Tendon transfers in BPBP
Tendon transfers in birth brachial plexus palsy Many patients with birth brachial plexus palsy (BBPP) have good spontaneous recovery. This is because the injury is a low velocity injury compared to the adult palsy and hence the injury is mostly a stretch injury which has high potential to recover. Even if there is rupture of the roots the distance to bridge and to travel to the destination is c...
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The incidence of neonatal brachial plexus palsy is about 1 in 1000 live births with up to 20% having some sequelae but only 8% requiring surgery. Surgical complications can occur and therefore the indications for and the timing of surgery is of paramount importance. The indications are determined by clinical examinations and investigations. It is necessary to rule out differential diagnoses but...
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The role of Botox in Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy (BPBP) is still evolving. It is mainly used to overcome the co-contractions commonly seen in patients with recovering BPBP. Co-contractions result from cross innervation and are the main reason for development of various deformities in birth palsy patients. Unwanted muscular co-contractions or inappropriate activation of anatagonist muslces can h...
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BACKGROUND Children with erb's palsy have significant functional disability, mainly related to the shoulder. The objective of this study was to analyze the functional outcome of tendon transfers performed for restoration of shoulder motion in patients with Erb's palsy. METHODS This descriptive case series was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital from May 1999 to December 2003. Ten patien...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Proceedings
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-9-s3-a18