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Structured Motor Rehabilitation After Selective Nerve Transfers
Published on: August 15, 2019
ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTS OF ACCESSORY TO SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE TRANSFER
Yussef Ali Abdouni1, Gabriel Faria Checoli1, Horacio Cardoso Salles1
1Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Departament of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
Nerve transfers are an alternative in the reconstruction of traumatic brachial plexus injuries. In this study, we report the results of branchial plexus reconstruction using accessory to suprascapular nerve transfer.
Methods:
Thirty-three patients with traumatic brachial plexus injuries underwent surgical reconstruction with accessory to suprascapular nerve transfers. The patients were divided into groups in which surgery was performed either within 6 months after the injury or more than 6 months after the injury. Results were assessed using the Constant score.
Results:
There was no significant difference between the groups with respect to the Constant score.
Conclusion:
Accessory to suprascapular nerve transfer was not an efficient method for recovering active ROM or strength in the shoulder. However, it effectively improved pain control and shoulder stability. Level of evidence II, Retrospective Study.
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