Shoulder function following partial spinal accessory nerve transfer for brachial plexus birth injury.
Over a 5-year-period, 26 infants underwent a partial transfer of the spinal accessory nerve into the suprascapular nerve using a nerve graft, as part of the repair of a brachial plexus birth injury. At a minimum follow-up of 2.5 years, all children had shoulder function of Grade 4 or better using a modified Gilbert Scale. Average lateral rotation was measured at 53 degrees.
Grossman
John A I
JA
Brachial Plexus Program, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL 33176, USA. info@handandnervespecialist.com
Di Taranto
Patricia
P
Alfonso
Daniel
D
Ramos
Lorna E
LE
Price
Andrew E
AE
D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012782:Shoulder / Q000502:physiology*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives