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ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira

USE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TO DIAGNOSE BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES.

Bruno Azevedo Veronesi, Marcelo Bordalo Rodrigues, Marina Tommasini Carrara DE Sambuy, Rodrigo Sousa Macedo, Álvaro Baik Cho, Marcelo Rosa DE Rezende

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Article in Acta ortopedica brasileira. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bruno Azevedo Veronesi. Hand and Microsurgery Group, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4694-6112
Marcelo Bordalo Rodrigues. Radiology Department, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4747-5081
Marina Tommasini Carrara DE Sambuy. Hand and Microsurgery Group, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4493-4879
Rodrigo Sousa Macedo. Hand and Microsurgery Group, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5025-4338
Álvaro Baik Cho. Hand and Microsurgery Group, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3099-4750
Marcelo Rosa DE Rezende. Hand and Microsurgery Group, Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3441-8117
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare magnetic resonance imaging and intraoperative findings in patients diagnosed with traumatic injury to the brachial plexus.

methodsPatients with a diagnosis of traumatic injury to the brachial plexus admitted to the hand and microsurgery outpatient consult of the Hospital das Clínicas at the University of São Paulo were selected during December 2016. A total of three adult patients with up to six months of injury who underwent surgical treatment were included in the study. A diffusion-weighted sequence magnetic resonance protocol and fluid-sensitive volumetric reformatting sequence were applied. The magnetic resonance results were compared with the diagnoses obtained from the injuries observed during the surgery. The study was double-blind (surgeon and radiologist).

resultsA descriptive correlation was found between the magnetic resonance imaging results and the diagnostic findings from the surgeries, for both pre- and post-ganglionic injuries.

conclusionMagnetic resonance imaging has shown to be a promising diagnostic method in preoperative assessment of brachial plexus lesions; it is less invasive than other common methods, showing not only avulsion lesions but also localized postganglionic lesions in the supra- and infraclavicular region. Level of Evidence III; Diagnostic studies - Investigating a diagnostic test.

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Brachial plexus/injuriesBrachial plexus neuropathies/diagnosisMagnetic resonance imaging.

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PMID29983631
PMCPMC6032622
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