Practical management of pediatric and adult brachial plexus palsies /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chung, Kevin C., Yang, Lynda J.-S., McGillicuddy, John E., 1941-
Format: Electronic
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Saunders/Elsevier, c2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Basics
  • Anatomy of the brachial plexus
  • Physiology of nerve injury and regeneration
  • Clinical examination of the patient with brachial plexus palsy
  • Pediatric brachial plexus palsies
  • Clinical presentation and consideration of neonatal brachial plexus palsy
  • Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: antecedent obstetrical factors
  • Guidelines for attorney-physician interactions about brachial plexus palsy patients
  • Role of electrodiagnosis in infants with brachial plexus palsies
  • Radiographic assessment in pediatric brachial plexus palsies
  • Nerve repair/reconstruction strategies for neonatal brachial plexus palsies
  • Shoulder sequelae in children with brachial plexus palsy
  • Reconstructive strategies for recovery of hand function
  • Rehabilitation concepts for pediatric brachial plexus palsies
  • Outcomes of treatment for neonatal brachial plexus palsy
  • Clinical examination and diagnosis
  • Nerve repair/nerve transfer strategies for adult brachial plexus palsies
  • Operative neurophysiology of the brachial plexus intraoperative electrodiagnostic studies
  • Practical application of electrodiagnostic studies to evaluate adult btrachial plexus lesions
  • Radiographic assessment of adult brachial plexus injuries
  • Reconstructive procedures for the upper extremity
  • Surgical procedures for recovery of hand function
  • Rehabilitation concepts for audlt brachial plexus injuries
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Strategies for treating pain
  • Outcomes of treatment for adult brachial plexus injuries.