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01-09-2020 | Brachial Plexus Palsy | Review Article

Surgical treatment of birth-related brachial plexus injuries: a historical review

Authors: Mario G. Siqueira, Carlos Otto Heise, Roberto S. Martins

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 9/2020

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Abstract

This historical review presents the relevant data about the evolution of the surgical treatment of neonatal brachial plexus palsy. Starting with the first clinical description by Smellie in 1754, we will present the initial enthusiasm for the surgery followed by a lack of interest that lasted many years, the resurgence of interest in operative management in the 1970s, and the consolidation in the 1980s of surgery as the standard indication in cases of neonatal brachial plexus palsy without a functional spontaneous recovery.
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Metadata
Title
Surgical treatment of birth-related brachial plexus injuries: a historical review
Authors
Mario G. Siqueira
Carlos Otto Heise
Roberto S. Martins
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04685-5

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