Clinical and functional outcome after different surgical approaches for brachial plexus injuries: Cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Brachial plexus injury (BPI) can result in complete loss of neurological function and reduces the quality of life. Nerve transfer, nerve grafting, external neurolysis, and free functional muscle transfer are several management options that determine the eventual outcomes. Despite various methods of treatment, hardly any literature compares directly the result of these treatment options. This study aimed to analyze differences in clinical and functional outcomes after a reconstructive surgery.

Methods

A cohort retrospective study was conducted on traumatic brachial plexus injured patients aged from 17 to 65 years at one hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia, from January 2009 to December 2019. All patients were divided into 4 groups depending on the types of surgery. T

SUBMITTER: Kuncoro J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127148 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature