[Microsurgical reconstruction of the brachial plexus].
From 1975 till today we observed 170 injuries of the brachial plexus, mostly following motorcycle accidents (n = 146). Many of the injured were of young, age (15 to 25 years) and suffered from polytraumatism. 129 patients underwent microsurgical repair of the nerve lesion. Two years after surgery 96 had a follow-up: 27 very good, 33 satisfying and 28 bad = without functional success.
D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012421:Rupture; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery
Mikrochirurgische Rekonstruktion des Plexus brachialis.