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ArticleJournal of hand and microsurgery2018

The Use of Dynamic Assist Orthosis for Muscle Reeducation following Brachial Plexus Injury and Reconstruction.

Shrikant J Chinchalkar, Juliana Larocerie-Salgado, Jeremy Cepek, Marie-Lyne Grenier

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Article in Journal of hand and microsurgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shrikant J ChinchalkarRoth-McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada.
Juliana Larocerie-SalgadoRoth-McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada.
Jeremy CepekSchullic School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Marie-Lyne GrenierFaculty Lecturer, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic management of brachial plexus injuries remains complex. The impact of brachial plexus injuries on everyday human functioning should not be underestimated. Early active-assisted range of motion following such injuries may prevent myostatic contractures, minimize muscle atrophy, facilitate muscle fiber recruitment, and enable a faster return to baseline strength levels. The dynamic assist elbow flexion orthosis proposed is designed to provide patients with a graded system for muscle reeducation and function. No clinical data are currently available on the use of this orthosis design; however, this article presents a treatment option based on sound clinical reasoning to facilitate rehabilitation following this devastating injury.

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brachial plexus injurydynamic orthosisreconstructive nerve surgery

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PMID30483028
PMCPMC6255727

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