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AuthorAhmed, Mohamed Badie
AuthorAl Lahham, Salim
AuthorAljassem, Ghanem
AuthorAsnaf, Ayman A.H.
AuthorAlyazji, Zaki T.N.
AuthorOmari, Rand Y.
AuthorAl-Mohannadi, Fatima Saoud
AuthorAlsherawi, Abeer
AuthorVranic, Semir
Available date2024-01-30T07:08:14Z
Publication Date2023-10-03
Publication NameOpen Medicine (Poland)
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2023-0817
CitationAhmed, M. B., Al Lahham, S., Aljassem, G., Asnaf, A. A., Alyazji, Z. T., Omari, R. Y., ... & Vranic, S. (2023). Surgical management and outcomes of traumatic global brachial plexus injury: A concise review and our center approach. Open Medicine, 18(1), 20230817.
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/51341
AbstractGlobal brachial plexus injury (GBPI) mainly affects adults and causes severe life-changing consequences that lead to the deterioration of patients' quality of life. Several surgical approaches have been described and reported in the literature to improve patients' functional ability. A literature review is done on PubMed/MEDLINE and Embase using specific keywords to retrieve relevant articles assessing different surgical approaches for GBPI management. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, and eligible articles were included in the review. The literature survey revealed that various surgical options had been used to manage GBPI patients. In this concise review, we discuss and compare the different surgical approaches related to GBPI and its outcome in terms of restoring elbow flexion and extension, shoulder abduction, and wrist and hand function. The primary surgical intervention relies mainly on transferring single or multiple nerves with/without nerve grafts to restore the function of the targeted muscle. Different techniques using a variety of nerve donors and recipients are compared to assess the functional outcomes of each option. Moreover, further options are addressed for delayed GBPI injuries or failed nerve transfer procedures, as in free functional muscle transfer techniques. In addition, information about brachial plexus injury cases faced in our center is presented along with our center's approach to diagnosing and managing partial and GBPI cases.
SponsorOpen access provided by Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherWalter de Gruyter
Subjectbrachial plexus
global injury
muscle transfer
nerve transfer
trauma
TitleSurgical management and outcomes of traumatic global brachial plexus injury: A concise review and our center approach
TypeArticle
Issue Number1
Volume Number18
ESSN2391-5463
dc.accessType Open Access


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