Controversies in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric brachial plexus injuries.
Brachial plexus injuries have a steady occurrence in the pediatric population from a variety of sources. The various approaches taken to diagnosing and treating this injury have long been fraught with controversy. This has been compounded with advances in medical technology and surgical techniques. Our paper attempts to give a short discussion of the epidemiology of brachial plexus injuries and delineate the specific controversies that exist in diagnosis and treatment.
Kwazneski
Douglas R
DR
School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Iyer
Rajiv C
RC
Panthaki
Zubin
Z
Armstrong
Milton B
MB
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010348:Patient Care Team