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brachial plexus injury

Known as: of brachial plexus injury, brachial injury plexus, Injury to brachial plexus 
Damage to the nerves in the brachial plexus network. These nerves originate in the spinal column and innervate the shoulder, arm and hand. Often… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Prevention of brachial plexus injury—12 years of shoulder dystocia training: an interrupted time‐series study
To investigate management and outcomes of incidences of shoulder dystocia in the 12 years following the introduction of an… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Impaired growth of denervated muscle contributes to contracture formation following neonatal brachial plexus injury.
BACKGROUND The etiology of shoulder and elbow contractures following neonatal brachial plexus injury is incompletely understood… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Surgical complications associated with sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) plus axillary lymph node dissection compared with SLND alone in the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Trial…
PURPOSE The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group trial Z0011 was a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial comparing… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Adult Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries
Abstract Adult traumatic brachial plexus injuries are devastating, and they are occurring with increasing frequency. Patient… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Gracilis free muscle transfer for restoration of function after complete brachial plexus avulsion.
OBJECT The authors report the functional outcomes after functioning free muscle transfer (FFMT) for restoration of the upper… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cannulation of the axillary artery with a side graft reduces morbidity.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Epidemiology of brachial plexus injuries in a multitrauma population.
OBJECTIVE The purpose was to identify the prevalence, causative factors, injury types, and associated injury patterns in… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Neurosurgical correction of upper brachial plexus birth injuries.
The authors review the cases of 116 infants treated consecutively for birth-related brachial plexus injuries. Twenty-eight… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Transfer of the trapezius for flail shoulder after brachial plexus injury.
Shoulder arthrodesis is often used to treat flail shoulder after a brachial plexus injury, but has a high complication rate and… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The results of surgical repair of brachial plexus injuries.
Between October 1972 and December 1980, 139 post-traumatic brachial plexus palsies were operated upon by the same surgeon. The… 
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