PMID: 9424284Jan 1, 1997Paper

Surgical methods in the treatment of complications of open brachial plexus injuries

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V I TsymbaliukP S Hudak

Abstract

Surgical treatment experience of 78 patients with consequences of brachial plexus (BP) open injury (OI) was summarized. Combination of neuro-clinical, instrumental methods intraoperative inspection was applied to reveal and more accurately define the BP pathology. While the operative procedure conduction the neurolysis, the BP trunks suturing, autoneuroplasty, orto- and heterotopic neurotization, microvascular transposition of muscles and musculocutaneous flaps were applied. Integral extremity function (IEF) increased by 64% (up to S2-S4 and M3-M5).

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