TRANSFER OF BRACHIALIS MUSCLE TO TRICEPS FOR RESTORATION OF ELBOW EXTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTETRIC PALSY SEQUELAE
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2022
Yazarlar: Ahmet BİÇER, Atakan Aydin, Turker Ozkan, Safiye Ozkan Sarili, Zeynep Hosbay, Hayri Berkoz
JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2022
Özet
Objective: Elbow extension deficit following brachial plexus injuries can sometimes be overlooked. Elbow flexion deficit is more prominent in the early stages of obstetric paralysis and is used as an indication for early nerve surgery. However, in the future extension deficits may become more numerous.