title: Postoperative care after muscle transfer operations in arm plexus lesions.
abstract: Following augmentation of the upper extremity muscles necessitated by damage to the brachial plexus, special post-operative care programs are required to provide the patient with the best possible results. Proper care requires cooperation between the orthopedic surgeon, physical therapists and nurses. Only then can postoperative rehabilitation and functional control of the extremity improve. We describe interdisciplinary postoperative care programs for augmentation of the deltoid muscle with trapezius transfer, arthrodesis of the glenohumeral joint, biceps augmentation with the latissimus dorsi transfer, Steindler flexorplasty and augmentation of flexors/extensors muscles in the hand.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gossé
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Krankengymnastik und Physiotherapie, Annastift e. V., Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Ergotherapie, Annastift e. V., Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poos
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rühmann
keywords: Key words Ergotherapy • Physiotherapy • Muscle transposition • Restore of muscle function • Plexus brachialis lesion