TRANSFER OF BRACHIALIS MUSCLE TO TRICEPS FOR RESTORATION OF ELBOW EXTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTETRIC PALSY SEQUELAE
Articles > Article · 2022
Authors: Ahmet BİÇER, Atakan Aydin, Turker Ozkan, Safiye Ozkan Sarili, Zeynep Hosbay, Hayri Berkoz
JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2022
Summary
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.