Why the study?
Does early exploration and repair improve functional outcomes in babies with complete obstetric brachial plexus lesions?
Population
73 babies with complete obstetric brachial plexus lesions operated on from 1978 to 1994
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 6.4 years
Authors
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May support early repair for hand function in severe obstetric plexus lesions; leaves open efficacy without controlled trials.
Does early exploration and repair improve functional outcomes in babies with complete obstetric brachial plexus lesions?
Early exploration and repair of complete obstetric brachial plexus lesions yields encouraging long-term hand function, despite frequent need for secondary shoulder operations.
Haerle et al. (2004) studied this question.
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