Elective amputation of the upper limb is an option in the treatment of traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus?

ABSTRACT The treatment of complete post-traumatic brachial plexus palsy resulting in a flail shoulder and upper extremity remains a challenge to peripheral nerve surgeons. The option of upper limb amputation is controversial and scarcely discussed in the literature. We believe that elective amputati...

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Main Authors: Mário Gilberto Siqueira, Roberto Sérgio Martins, Carlos Otto Heise, Luciano Foroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000900667&lng=en&tlng=en