Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?

Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?

ABSTRACT The treatment of complete post-traumatic brachial plexus palsy resulting in a flail shoulder and upper extremity remains a challenge to peripheral nerve surgeons. The option of upper limb amputation is controversial and scarcely discussed in the literature. We believe that elective amputation still has a role in the treatment of select cases. The pros and cons of the procedure should be intensely discussed with the patient by a multidisciplinary team. Better outcomes are usually achieved in active patients who strongly advocate for the procedure.

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Main Authors: Siqueira,Mário Gilberto, Martins,Roberto Sérgio, Heise,Carlos Otto, Foroni,Luciano
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2017
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spelling oai:scielo:S0004-282X20170009006672017-09-20Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?Siqueira,Mário GilbertoMartins,Roberto SérgioHeise,Carlos OttoForoni,Luciano brachial plexus neuropathies amputation upper extremity artificial limbs ABSTRACT The treatment of complete post-traumatic brachial plexus palsy resulting in a flail shoulder and upper extremity remains a challenge to peripheral nerve surgeons. The option of upper limb amputation is controversial and scarcely discussed in the literature. We believe that elective amputation still has a role in the treatment of select cases. The pros and cons of the procedure should be intensely discussed with the patient by a multidisciplinary team. Better outcomes are usually achieved in active patients who strongly advocate for the procedure.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEUROArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.75 n.9 20172017-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000900667en10.1590/0004-282x20170096
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Martins,Roberto Sérgio
Heise,Carlos Otto
Foroni,Luciano
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Martins,Roberto Sérgio
Heise,Carlos Otto
Foroni,Luciano
Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
author_facet Siqueira,Mário Gilberto
Martins,Roberto Sérgio
Heise,Carlos Otto
Foroni,Luciano
author_sort Siqueira,Mário Gilberto
title Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
title_short Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
title_full Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
title_fullStr Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
title_full_unstemmed Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
title_sort elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?
description ABSTRACT The treatment of complete post-traumatic brachial plexus palsy resulting in a flail shoulder and upper extremity remains a challenge to peripheral nerve surgeons. The option of upper limb amputation is controversial and scarcely discussed in the literature. We believe that elective amputation still has a role in the treatment of select cases. The pros and cons of the procedure should be intensely discussed with the patient by a multidisciplinary team. Better outcomes are usually achieved in active patients who strongly advocate for the procedure.
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