Staged Shoulder and Elbow Reconstruction in a Child with Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy: Six-year Follow-up.

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Abstract

The management of obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) can be challenging, particularly in neglected patients. We report the long-term results of the surgical management of a late-presenting adolescent girl with severe left shoulder and elbow flexor paralysis secondary to OBPP. She was subjected to staged shoulder and elbow reconstruction in the form of trapezius transfer and latissimus and teres major transfer to enhance shoulder abduction and lateral rotation, and flexor-pronator transfer to the anterior distal humerus to enhance elbow flexion. Flexor-pronator plasty was successful in restoring elbow flexion and function and maintaining joint stability in the long term in a patient with severe OBPP. This further consolidates its role as a feasible secondary reconstruct

SUBMITTER: El-Beshry SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11493227 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature