Open AccessWhat Range of Motion is Achieved 5 Years After External Rotationplasty of the Shoulder in Infants with an Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury?
Author(s) -
Cigdem Sarac,
Hassan Amghar,
Marc J Nieuwenhuijse,
Jochem Nagels,
Sonja M. Buitenhuis,
Ron Wolterbeek,
Rob G H H Nelissen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000996
Subject(s) - medicine , brachial plexus , surgery , external rotation , contracture , range of motion , soft tissue , tendon transfer , internal rotation , brachial plexus injury , tendon , mechanical engineering , engineering
Obstetric brachial plexus injuries result from traction injuries during delivery, and 30% of these children have persisting functional limitations related to an external rotation deficit of the shoulder. Little is known about the long-term effect of soft-tissue procedures of the shoulder in patients with obstetric brachial plexus injuries.