title: Diagnosis and treatment of brachial plexus injuries.
abstract: In the reconstruction of the nerves in traction injuries of brachial plexus, the main role is the correction of the function of upper extremity. This article is aimed at establishing a diagnosis, indications for intervention and surgical treatment. Operation results are influenced by a degree of injury, type of surgical therapy, patient's age, and by the time delay between the injury and the intervention (Ref. 6).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matejcik
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Penzesova
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans