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BACKGROUND:In late presentation of brachial plexus trauma, it is unclear whether donor nerves should be devoted to nerve reconstruction or reserved for free functional muscle transfer. The authors systematically reviewed recovery of elbow flexion after nerve reconstruction versus free functional muscle transfer for late, traumatic brachial plexus palsy. METHODS:A systematic review was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases to identify all cases of traumatic brachial plexus palsy in patients aged 18 years or older. Patients who underwent late (≥12 months) nerve reconstruction or free functional muscle transfer for elbow flexion were included. Age, time to operation, and level of brachial plexus injury were recorded. British Medical Research Council grade for strength and range of motion were evaluated for elbow flexion. RESULTS:Thirty-three studies met criteria, for a total of 103 patients (nerve reconstruction, n = 53; free functional muscle transfer, n = 50). There were no differences across groups regarding surgical age (time from injury) and preoperative elbow flexion. For upper trunk injuries, 53 percent of reconstruction patients versus 100 percent of muscle transfer patients achieved grade M3 or greater strength, and 43 percent of reconstruction patients versus 70 percent of muscle transfer patients achieved grade M4 or greater strength. Of the total brachial plexus injuries, 37 percent of reconstruction patients versus 78 percent of muscle transfer patients achieved grade M3 or greater strength, and 16 percent of reconstruction patients versus 46 percent of muscle transfer patients achieved grades M4 or greater strength. CONCLUSION:In late presentation of traumatic brachial plexus injuries, donor nerves should be reserved for free functional muscle transfer to restore elbow flexion. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:Therapeutic, IV.
journal_name
Plast Reconstr Surgjournal_title
Plastic and reconstructive surgeryauthors
Hoang D,Chen VW,Seruya Mdoi
10.1097/PRS.0000000000004229subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-04-01 00:00:00pages
949-959issue
4eissn
0032-1052issn
1529-4242pii
00006534-201804000-00025journal_volume
141pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::This article presents our experience with microsurgical lymphaticovenous implantation in the treatment of chronic lymphedema. Our attempt is to create a lymphaticovenous shunt with an implantation of the collecting lymphatics, including some lymphatic vessels and lymphatic capillaries, within external connective adven...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199801000-00026
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199305000-00012
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000003309
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198301000-00025
更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318196b9a3
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000007507
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318290f6bd
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000006647
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000234652.49061.28
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182450c27
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31827cf576
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Facial palsy assessment is nonstandardized. Clinician-graded scales are limited by subjectivity and observer bias. Computer-aided grading would be desirable to achieve conformity in facial palsy assessment and to compare the effectiveness of treatments. This research compares the clinician-graded eFACE scale...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000007572
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Data relating to 113 patients with 121 mandibular angle fractures treated according to the principles of rigid internal fixation were analyzed to determine which clinical factors are associated with different complications. Certain clinical characteristics were found to be associated with major complications. The use ...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::An adjustable vertical marking is described for vertical mammaplasty in mild and moderate hypertrophy or ptosis of the breast. A vertical rectangular flap with the pedicle supported at the inframammary fold provides fullness for the upper or the lower pole of the breast. It is fixed over the pectoralis aponeurosis alo...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.PRS.0000100811.71958.A5
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In difficult reconstructions, ipsilateral or cross-over nerve grafting is sometimes necessary to achieve reinnervation and motor function. This experimental study in sheep was to answer the question of limitation of elongation of a motor nerve by grafting, the question of the optimal time for suturing the nerve graft ...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199001000-00014
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fibrin glue was applied at the anastomotic site of the vein graft that was placed in rat femoral artery defects by the telescoping anastomotic technique at both proximal and distal anastomoses. All 35 vein grafts thus placed were patent, yielding a statistically higher patency rate than those placed in the same femora...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199511000-00026
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Currently, spinal cord stimulation is used to treat ischemia and ischemic pain, with the best results observed in vasospastic cases. It was earlier demonstrated that spinal cord stimulation may attenuate experimentally induced vasospasm in an island flap in the rat. The present study was designed to investigate whethe...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199904040-00018
更新日期:1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Supplementation of fat grafts with stromal vascular fraction cells is an emerging technique used to improve graft reliability. A variety of systems for isolating stromal vascular fraction cells are commercially available. The lack of performance data obtained operating the systems in a standardized environme...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a80652
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thirty-nine children with moderate-to-severe velopharyngeal incompetency were randomly assigned to either prosthetic or surgical palatal management. A classification for evaluating velopharyngeal incompetency was designed. The prosthetic speech appliance, when obtained and tolerated, corrected velopharyngeal incompete...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198005000-00009
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Simulation has gained notable recognition for its role as an effective training and assessment modality in the present era of competency-based medical education. Despite the well-documented efficacy of both live and cadaveric animal models, several ethical, financial, and accessibility issues persist with th...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000005990
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study of suction lipectomy aspirates from 15 consecutive patients was undertaken to biochemically quantitate the blood-to-fat ratios of the aspirates. A wide variation in the blood-to-fat ratios (8 to 54 percent) was noted, but the authors failed to demonstrate any relationship between the blood-to-fat ratios and...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198678060-00009
更新日期:1986-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present our experimental and clinical experiences with the free neurovascular forearm flap. The flap is based on the radial artery, one of the great veins of the forearm (cephalic, basilic, or interconnecting vein), and one or two cutaneous forearm nerves (ulnar, median, or lateral). Because of the standard anatomy...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198209000-00007
更新日期:1982-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The long-term implications of components separation for the lateral oblique and rectus muscles remain unknown. The authors hypothesized that recreation of the tendinous insertion of the linea alba through components separation results in expansion of the rectus muscle with potential atrophy of the external o...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182589d79
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Six cases of strawberry hemangioma have been presented in which some form of intervention in tumor progression was indicated. The argon laser was used. All six cases showed loss of surface vascularity. Growth was clearly arrested in four of the six. Premature regression could be definitely claimed in only one. The str...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198304000-00005
更新日期:1983-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Facial nerve injury is one of the most feared complications in surgical rejuvenation of the aging face. Understanding the three-dimensional architecture of the facial soft tissue, the fascial planes that exist within this architectural arrangement, and the danger zones where the facial nerve is situated superficial an...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000006401
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Suction lipectomy was initially advocated for the treatment of localized collections of fat and for the removal of less than 1500 ml of material. However, many patients wished to have multiple areas treated or had diffuse collections of fat. In such instances, the removal of over 1500 ml of material and circumferentia...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Optogenetics is an emerging technology that enables the expression of light-activated ion channels in mammalian cells. Neurons expressing light-activated ion channels can be depolarized using the appropriate wavelength of light. Optical stimulation of neurons could have important implications for further und...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000002460
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hemangioma is a primary tumor of microvasculature. Its development typically exhibits a proliferative phase followed by an involuting phase that continues into the involuted phase. Although apoptosis has been reported, the mechanisms regulating the spontaneous regression of hemangioma are largely unknown. The authors ...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-200111000-00001
更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Volume restoration with autologous fat augmentation has become a key technique in facial rejuvenation. It is highly versatile and useful as an independent operation or as an adjunct to rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty. The goal of this article and the accompanying videos is to provide a detailed step-by-step guide to a...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000007205
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reconstruction of shoulder stability and movement in cases with complete paralysis of the brachial plexus was performed to improve the outcomes for universal function of prehension after double free-muscle transfer (Doi's procedure). In cases in which the C5 or C6 nerve root was available as a donor, neurotization of ...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.PRS.0000085820.24572.EE
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00