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[Corrective bone operations for treatment of deformities caused by obstetrical brachial plexus palsy]
O Rühmann1, C J Wirth, M Bohnsack
1Orthopädische Klinik der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover im Annastift, Hannover, Germany. ruehmann@annastift.de
Zeitschrift Fur Orthopadie Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
|December 26, 2001
Abstract:
In an adult, a marked deformity of the upper arm and forearm with loss of function of the limb due to obstetrical brachial plexus palsy has been corrected. An external rotational osteotomy of the humerus and radioulnar arthrodesis resulted in an improved function.