OBJECTIVE To identify the range of activities limited following adult traumatic brachial plexus injury and triangulate these with existing patient-reported outcome measures identified from the literature. DESIGN A qualitative cross-sectional design. SUBJECTS Adults with traumatic brachial plexus injury and expert clinicians. METHODS Using an International Classification of Functioning, Di...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to evaluate functional outcome and quality of life using statistically validated tools. METHODS Participating patients were called and asked questions from the Short Form 36 (SF-36), the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, a pain scale and an additional question on their satisfaction with surgery. RESULTS A total of 33 patients ...

OBJECTIVE The preferential use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) over conventional radiotherapy (CRT) in the treatment of head and neck cancer has raised concerns regarding dose to non-target tissue. The purpose of this study was to compare dose-volume characteristics with the brachial plexus between treatment plans generated by IMRT and CRT using several common treatment scenarios. ...

Abstract Background With better precision of the brachial plexus block (BPB) under real-time ultrasound guidance, supraclavicular BPB (SC-BPB) and infraclavicular (IC-BPB) are being used interchangeably for upper limb surgeries. However, number anesthesiologists practicing SC-BPB is much more than those IC-BPB. Many studies have compared IC-BPB, but a study comparing para-vascular approach cost...

Effective brachial plexus blockade requires a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the plexus, as well as an appreciation of anatomic variations that may occur. This review summarizes relevant anatomy of the plexus, along with variations and anomalies that may affect nerve blocks conducted at these levels. The Medline, Cochrane Library, and PubMed electronic databases were searched in order...

While most often transient, brachial plexus birth injury can cause permanent neurologic injury. The major risk factors for brachial plexus birth injury are fetal macrosomia and shoulder dystocia. The degree of injury to the brachial plexus should be determined in the neonatal nursery, as those infants with the most severe injury--root avulsion--should be referred early for surgical evaluation s...