Long-term Evaluation of Teres Major to Infraspinatus Transfer for Treatment of Shoulder Sequelae in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy

• Published in: Annals of plastic surgery Vol. 84; no. 5; p. 565
• Main Authors: El-Gammal, Tarek Abdalla, Ali, Amr El-Sayed, Kotb, Mohamed Mostafa, Saleh, Waleed Riad, El-Gammal, Yousif Tarek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Birth Injuries - complications; Birth Injuries - surgery; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - etiology; Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - surgery; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Male; Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy; Range of Motion, Articular; Rotator Cuff; Shoulder; Shoulder Joint - surgery; Tendon Transfer; Treatment Outcome

The long-term results of soft tissue rebalancing procedures of the shoulder in obstetric brachial plexus palsy have been scarcely reported. The effect of this procedure on the evolution of secondary bone changes has been a subject of controversy. Twenty-six children are included in this study. All i...