Neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) has an incidence of 1.5 cases per 1000 live births
and it has not declined despite recent advances in obstetrics. Most patients will recover …

Major peripheral nerve injuries are often associated with devastating functional deficits.
Current management techniques fail to achieve adequate functional neural regeneration …

Since the advent of the operating microscope by Julius Jacobson in 1960, reconstructive
microsurgery has become an integral part of extremity reconstruction and orthopaedics …

The brachial plexus is a series of nerves formed by roots of cervical segments 5 to 8 (C5–
C8) as well as the first thoracic nerve (T1). It functions to provide sensation and motor …

Purpose To explore the quality of life (QOL) and patient expectations among adolescents
with neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) and their parents using qualitative and …

Purpose Brachial plexus birth injuries with multiple nerve root avulsions present a
particularly difficult reconstructive challenge because of the limited availability of donor …

Purpose The results of a spinal accessory nerve–to–suprascapular (SAN-SSN) nerve
transfer for brachial plexus birth injuries (BPBIs) have thus far been presented only in limited …

Background Currently, no published, validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures of
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) exist for use with neonatal brachial plexus palsy …

In the management of brachial plexus birth palsies, the quality of the roots eligible for
reconstruction is thought to be a key issue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the …

Background: Elective surgical management of neonatal brachial plexus palsy is complex,
variable, and often individualized. Little is known about the medical decision-making …