title: Proximal combined nerve paralysis.
abstract: In proximal combined nerve paralysis, many considerations are involved when a surgeon decides on palliative treatment. This article reviews when reconstructive surgery should be performed; how an impaired limb should be treated long after the time of initial injury; and the general indications of palliative treatment in proximal combined nerve paralysis.
authors.affiliation: Institut Français de la Main Hôpital Trousseau, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masquelet
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D010243:Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery