Tyler Theroux came into the world with a brachial plexus birth injury that kept his left arm dysfunctional and contorted in pain. As a child, he couldn't engage in playground activities like the ...

After extensive research, investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have developed the first-ever patient questionnaire to measure the physical and emotional impact of brachial plexus injury ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with brachial plexus injuries who underwent amputation had decreased mechanical pain, increased ...

Although there isn’t much good evidence about this procedure, NICE has decided that it can be offered on the NHS to people with brachial plexus injury. There is not much evidence about how well the ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, ...

Brachial plexus palsy represents a spectrum of injuries that affect the network of nerves controlling the upper limb. These injuries often arise during the birthing process, when excessive stretching ...

Brachial plexus injuries in infants are most commonly caused by trauma to the neck as it stretches away from the shoulders during birth. Unfortunately, these injuries can occur during the delivery of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel, composite score based on MRI findings may aid in surgical decision-making for patients with brachial ...

Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury happens in about 1 to 4 out of every 1,000 births and is when the nerves in the baby's shoulder, arm and hand are stretched out during the delivery. It causes the baby ...

The limited quantity of evidence on the efficacy of phrenic nerve transfer in brachial plexus injury shows useful recovery of arm function in some patients, but there is very little information about ...