Adult brachial plexus injuries: Surgical strategies and approaches
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Abstract
Traumatic brachial plexus injuries are devastating injuries commonly affecting the young population and leading to significant socioeconomic losses to the society. The results of brachial plexus surgery have been severely disappointing in the past. However, several technological advancements and newer surgical techniques, especially the advent of distal nerve transfers over recent years, have led to a paradigm shift in the outcome of patients with these injuries. The best time window for surgery is the first 3 months after injury, and the next best time is the next 3 months. The timing is a crucial factor as the neuromuscular junctions degenerate in 20-24 months. The presence of spontaneous fibrillations in a muscle on electromyography is an indication of denervated yet vital muscle. The restoration of elbow flexion is a priority followed closely by restoration of shoulder abduction and stabilization. The various surgical strategies in brachial plexus injuries should be directed toward accomplishing this goal. The global avulsion injuries have a poor outcome because of very limited source of donors in such types of injury whereas the partial injuries have a remarkable outcome in a majority of cases. This article presents the reader with the guidelines and management algorithms of repair strategy and various surgical approaches utilized in the surgical treatment of brachial plexus injuries.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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