Early Surgical Exploration and Epineural Repair in Birth Brachial Palsy
| Autor: | Vilkki P, Halonen Jp, Alanen M, Katevuo K |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Nerve root Postoperative Complications Evoked Potentials Somatosensory Birth Injuries medicine Paralysis Humans Brachial Plexus Child Surgical repair Palsy Electromyography business.industry Suture Techniques Infant Newborn Infant Hand medicine.disease Birth injury Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Upper limb medicine.symptom Spinal Nerve Roots Tomography X-Ray Computed Epineurial repair business Brachial plexus Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 41:335-337 |
| ISSN: | 1439-359X 0939-7248 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2008-1043371 |
| Popis: | The management of birth brachial palsy (Erb-Duchenne, Klumpke) has been traditionally conservative, and that is why the condition leaves some patients with impaired upper limb function for life. Development of anaesthesiology and microsurgical techniques have made safe early surgical repair of selected palsies possible. A 12 years' experience of early exploration of 11 patients aged from 2 weeks to 7 months is evaluated. The technique of direct epineural repair of ruptured roots has been successful in the early treatment of birth palsy. In the follow-up of 1 to 13 years after operation 7/11 patients regained good to excellent hand function. |
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