Long-Term Results of Isolated Latissimus Dorsi to Rotator Cuff Transfer in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.
Autor: | Kirby DJ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States., Buchalter DB; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States., Santiesteban L; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States., Garcia MR; Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States., Berger A; Deparment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States., Hacquebord J; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States., Grossman JAI; Deparment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States., Price AE; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury [J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj] 2024 Jun 12; Vol. 19 (1), pp. e13-e19. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 12 (Print Publication: 2024). |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0044-1786817 |
Abstrakt: | Background Brachial plexus birth injury results in deficits in strength and motion, occasionally requiring surgery to restore power to the deficient external rotators of the shoulder in these patients. This is a retrospective analysis of the long-term results of an isolated latissimus dorsi transfer to the rotator cuff in patients with brachial plexus birth injury. Methods This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data for patients undergoing isolated latissimus dorsi transfer into the infraspinatus in addition to release of the internal rotation contracture of the shoulder with greater than 5 years' follow-up. Preoperative and postoperative shoulder elevation and external rotation were documented. Failure of surgery was defined as a return of the internal rotation contracture and a clinically apparent clarion sign. Results A total of 22 patients satisfied the inclusion criteria: 9 global palsies and 13 upper trunk palsies. The average follow-up was 11 years, ranging from 7.5 to 15.9 years. There was a trend for improved external rotation in the global palsy cohort at final follow-up ( p = 0.084). All nine global palsies maintained adequate external rotation without a clarion sign. Five of the 13 upper trunk palsies failed the latissimus dorsi transfer and subsequently required either teres major transfer and/or rotational osteotomy. In these five failures, the period from initial transfer to failure averaged 6.6 years, ranging from 3.4 to 9.5 years. Conclusion The results of this study indicate that patients with global palsy have sustained long-term improved outcomes with isolated latissimus dorsi transfer while patients with upper trunk palsy have a high rate of failure. Based on these results, we recommend isolated latissimus dorsi transfer for global palsy patients who have isolated infraspinatus weakness. Level of Evidence: Case series - Level IV. Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest None declared. (The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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