Strategies for the Surgical Treatment of Brachial Plexus Traumatic Injuries: A Survey among Neurosurgeons in Latin America

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Surgery is recommended as soon as possible for brachial plexus injuries, particularly for complete lesions.
About 53.3% of surgeons prefer nerve grafts as part of the reconstruction strategy for infants with Erb's palsy.
Surveyed neurosurgeons operate an average of 35.5 brachial plexus reconstructions annually across five Latin American countries.
There is a need for prospective randomized studies to evaluate the effectiveness of different surgical strategies for brachial plexus injuries.

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Survey reveals varied surgical strategies for brachial plexus injuries among neurosurgeons, highlighting a lack of consensus.

Siqueira et al. (2025) studied this question.

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