Treatment of shoulder sequelae in brachial plexus birth injury
Autor: | Antti Lamminen, Patrick J Willamo, Yrjänä Nietosvaara, Tiina H. Pöyhiä, Jari Peltonen |
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Přispěvatelé: | Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Children's Hospital, Lastenkirurgian yksikkö, HUS Children and Adolescents |
Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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PARALYSIS
medicine.medical_treatment CHILDREN TENDON TRANSFERS Osteotomy 0302 clinical medicine 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics Paralysis Orthopedics and Sports Medicine DYSPLASIA Range of Motion Articular Child GLENOID VERSION 030222 orthopedics medicine.diagnostic_test GLENOHUMERAL DEFORMITY Shoulder Joint General Medicine PALSY SECONDARY medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Child Preschool DISLOCATION medicine.symptom Range of motion musculoskeletal diseases Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent education ROTATION OSTEOTOMY Article 03 medical and health sciences Birth Injuries medicine Humans Humerus Brachial Plexus business.industry Shoulder Dislocation Infant Newborn Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Birth injury Surgery Shoulder joint HUMERAL HEAD business Brachial plexus 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | Acta Orthopaedica |
ISSN: | 1745-3682 |
Popis: | Background Many children with permanent brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) develop shoulder problems, with subsequent joint deformity without treatment. We assessed the indications and outcome of shoulder operations for BPBI. Patients and methods 31 BPBI patients who had undergone a shoulder operation in our hospital between March 2002 and December 2005 were included in the study. Relocation of the humeral head had been performed in 13 patients, external rotation osteotomy of the humerus in 5 patients, subscapular tendon lengthening in 5 patients, and teres major transposition in 8 patients. Subjective results were registered. Shoulder range of motion was measured, and function assessed according to the Mallet scale. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed pre- and postoperatively. Glenoscapular angle (GSA) and percentage of humeral head anterior to the middle of the glenoid fossa (PHHA) were measured. Congruency of the glenohumeral joint (GHJ) was estimated. The mean follow-up time was 3.8 (1.7–6.8) years. Results At follow-up, the subjective result was satisfactory in 30 of the 31 patients. There were 4 failures, which in retrospect were due to wrong choice of surgical method in 3 of these 4 patients. Mean increase in Mallet score was 5.5 after successful relocation, 1.4 after rotation osteotomy, 2.2 after subscapular tendon lengthening, and 3.1 after teres major transposition. Congruency of the shoulder joint improved in 10 of 13 patients who had undergone a relocation operation, with mean improvement in GSA of 33º and mean increase in PHHA of 25%. There were no substantial changes in congruency of the glenohumeral joint in patients treated with other operation types. Interpretation Restriction of the range of motion and malposition of the glenohumeral joint can be improved surgically in brachial plexus birth injury. Remodeling of the joint takes place after successful relocation of the humeral head in young patients. |
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