title: Brachial plexus treatment.
abstract: Brachial plexus injuries are devastating injuries that affect primarily young healthy males. For the total plexus injury, current surgical treatments have failed to achieve normal restoration of limb function but some practical goals are obtainable. This review article summarizes existing logic and approach for managing these catastrophic injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, 4800 Alberta Avenue El Paso, Texas 79905-2700, USA.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirela-Cruz
authors.forename: Mirza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mujadzić
authors.forename: Enes
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kanlić
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013997:Time Factors