title: Early reconstruction of birth injuries of the brachial plexus.
abstract: Three patients with brachial birth palsy were operated on within 3 months after delivery. Reconstruction of the part of the torn brachial plexus was accomplished width free nerve grafts. At follow-up after an average interval of 2 years, 4 months, the deltoid, biceps, and external rotators of the upper arm were improved to a degree that could not possibly have been achieved without surgery.
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001946:Breech Presentation; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D008297:Male; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy