Microsurgical DREZotomy for pain due to brachial plexus avulsion: long-term results in a series of 37 patients.
The authors analyzed the postoperative and long-term results of the microsurgical DREZotomy procedure performed in 37 patients suffering from chronic pain due to brachial plexus avulsion. The evaluation was based on clinical parameters. The immediate results consisted of good pain relief (pain relief > 75%) in 79% of the patients. A long-lasting good pain relief has been achieved in 66.5% of the patients with a mean follow-up of 60 months (range 12-120). The morbidity rate was 5%.
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Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
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Mertens
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Sindou
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019051:Rhizotomy; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome