Key result
A modified Oberlin procedure on the left arm and conservative management of the right arm resulted in a complete return to pre-injury functional level with an MRC score of 5/5 at 12 months.
Why the study?
Traumatic bilateral brachial plexus injury is a very uncommon occurrence, with only one case previously published in recent literature.
Population
19-year-old man with bilateral brachial plexus injury after a motorbike accident
Comparison
Exploration and modified Oberlin procedure on left arm vs conservative management of right plexus
Design
Case report
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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May support early modified Oberlin in rare bilateral BPI; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Early surgical intervention with a modified Oberlin procedure for a rare traumatic bilateral brachial plexus injury resulted in full functional recovery at 12 months.
Kokkalis et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Traumatic bilateral brachial plexus injury (n=1). Modified Oberlin procedure and conservative management was evaluated on Functional recovery (MRC scale). A modified Oberlin procedure on the left arm and conservative management of the right arm resulted in a complete return to pre-injury functional level with an MRC score of 5/5 at 12 months.
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