OUTCOME OF SECONDARY SHOULDER SURGERY IN CHILDREN WITH NEONATAL BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY WITH AND WITHOUT NERVE SURGERY TREATMENT HISTORY: A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY

摘要

Objective: Irrespective of treatment history, shoulder dysfunction may occur in children with neonatal brachial plexus palsy. Following internal contracture release and/or muscle tendon transfer (ICR/MTT) shoulder function gain is possible. This study describes the outcomes of ICR/MTT for children with neonatal brachial plexus palsy, with or without prior nerve surgery (a group with prior nerve surgery and a group without prior nerve surgery).