title: Injuries to the brachial plexus: controversies and possibilities.
abstract: The complete supraclavicular traction lesion of the brachial plexus is perhaps the most shattering of all injuries of the peripheral nerves. Its highest incidence is in young persons, and the results of treatment, although better than they were formerly, are still poor.
authors.affiliation: Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birch
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome