title: Brachial plexus injuries. Nerve grafting.
abstract: Brachial plexus lesions with complete or partial palsy of the dependent musculature are a severe handicap for the patient. By microsurgery of lesions in continuity and nerve grafting in cases with complete interruption, some recovery can be achieved. Comparing the present-day results with the ones of earlier years, a significant increase of the percentage of useful recoveries has been observed. The quality of the results of the two groups does not differ very much.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Vienna Medical School, Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Millesi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*