Brachial Plexus Palsy

Hidehiko Kawabata, Hideo Kawai (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

348 Seiten

2000
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-02-3139-2 (ISBN)

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This volume is a monograph about brachial plexus palsy. Severe brachial plexus injuries are often caused by traffic accidents, especially motorcycle accidents. The text focuses on birth-related brachial plexus palsy as well as the treatment of brachial plexus injuries in adults.

This book is a monograph about brachial plexus palsy. Severe brachial plexus injuries are often caused by traffic accidents, especially motorcycle accidents. The intercostal nerve transfer to the musculocutaneous nerve is a standard treatment of choice in Japan to reconstruct elbow flexion for brachial plexus palsy with root avulsion. The functional conversion of the nerve transfer is described in detail, using electrophysiological and histochemical studies. This book focuses on birth-related brachial plexus palsy as well as the treatment of brachial plexus injuries in adults.

Part 1 Brachial plexus injury in adults: anatomy of the brachial plexus; historical review of the brachial plexus surgery; closed traction injury of the brachial plexus; clinical assessment of the brachial plexus lesion; nerve surgery of the brachial plexus; intercostal nerve transfer; pain management of the brachial plexus lesion; reconstructive musculoskeletal surgery of the paralyzed limb. Part 2 Brachial plexus birth palsy: perinatal factors; natural history; treatment - rehabilitation; neurosurgery; musculoskeletal surgery.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.11.2000
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Unfallchirurgie / Orthopädie
ISBN-10	981-02-3139-3 / 9810231393
ISBN-13	978-981-02-3139-2 / 9789810231392
Zustand	Neuware