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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2020

Anatomical Variability Predisposed a Child to Permanent Brachial Plexopathy following Incidental Trauma.

Banafsheh Sharif-Askary, Esperanza Mantilla-Rivas, Ishwarya Mamidi, Joseph Talbet, Monica Manrique, Marudeen Aivaz, Robert F Keating, Albert K Oh, Gary F Rogers

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Banafsheh Sharif-AskaryDepartment of Plastic Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Esperanza Mantilla-RivasDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Ishwarya MamidiDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Joseph TalbetDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Monica ManriqueDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Marudeen AivazDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Robert F KeatingDivision of Neurosurgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Albert K OhDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Gary F RogersDivision of Plastic Surgery, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Children's National · USGeorgetown University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anatomic variations in peripheral nerves and the perineural environment are common and can contribute to acute or chronic neuropathy in certain individuals. Awareness of these variants is relevant to understanding both the etiopathogenesis and the increased susceptibility to nerve injury in some patients. We present a 4-year-old boy who sustained a permanent injury to the upper brachial plexus from a relatively minor trauma. Surgical exploration revealed a variation in upper trunk anatomy that likely contributed to this outcome.

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PMCPMC7209880
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