A Systematic Review of Contralateral C7 Transfer for the Treatment of Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury: Part 1. Overall Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contralateral C7 (CC7) transfer has been used for treating traumatic brachial plexus injury. However, the effectiveness of the procedure remains a subject of debate. The authors performed a systematic review to study the overall outcomes of CC7 transfer to different recipient nerves in traumatic brachial plexus injuries.

Methods

A literature search was conducted using PubMed and EMBASE databases to identify original articles related to CC7 transfer for traumatic brachial plexus injury. The data extracted were study/patient characteristics, and objective outcomes of CC7 transfer to the recipient nerves. The authors normalized outcome measures into a Medical Research Council-based (MRC) outcome scale.

Results

Thirty-nine studies were identified. The outcomes

SUBMITTER: Yang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4602165 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature