ABSTRACT

This is a comprehensive guide to the management of brachial plexus injuries. International experts have been assembled to comment on their areas of research and clinical experience, and the resulting volume is definitive.

part |2 pages

The Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus

chapter 5|4 pages

Etiology

Panupan Songcharoen Historical introduction Traction lesions

chapter 11|8 pages

The place of arthrodesis

Giorgio A Brunelli

chapter 14|6 pages

Palliative surgery: the hand

Jamal Gousheh Reanimation of digital flexion or extension by latissimus dorsi muscle island flap

part |2 pages

Obstetrical Paralysis

chapter 18|16 pages

Conservative treatment of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) and rehabili- tation Albert (Bart) CJ Slooff, Jan W Kortleve,

Robert S Muhlig, Gerhard Blaauw, Albert (Bart) CJ Slooff, Jan W Kortleve, and Alfons J Tonino

chapter 19|16 pages

Surgical technique

chapter 21|6 pages

Results of repair to the obstetrical plexus

Alain Gilbert Evaluation and grading of results

chapter 27|18 pages

Palliative surgery: pronosupination in obstetrical palsy

Eduardo A Zancolli (II)

part |2 pages

Special Lesions

chapter 30|6 pages

Traumatic brachial plexus injuries in children

Alain Gilbert and Christian Dumontier Surgical exploration and repair

chapter 31|5 pages

War injuries