AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY & STUDY OF DIFFERENT SURGICAL MODALITIES FOR TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY PATIENTS TREATED AT AN EASTERN INDIAN CENTRE
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 35
Abstract
Epidemiological studies on traumatic brachial plexus injuries are few and these Studies help us to improve the treatment, rehabilitation of these patients and to allocate the resources required in their management. Epidemiological factors can vary in different countries. We wanted to know the situation in an eastern Indian Centre. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data regarding age, sex, affected side, mode of injury, distribution of paralysis, associated injuries, and pain at the time of presentation and the index procedure they underwent were collected from 30 patients. RESULTS: Road traffic accidents accounted for 76.6% of patients and of the road traffic accidents 90% involved two wheelers. Brachial plexus injury formed a part of multitrauma in 54% of this study group and 46% had isolated brachial plexus injury. Associated injuries like fractures, vascular injuries and head injuries are much less probably due to the lower velocity of the vehicles compared to the western world. The average time interval from the date of injury to exploration of the brachial plexus was 3 to 6 month and 20 (66.7%) patients presented to us within this duration. Fifty-seven per cent had joined back to work by an average of12 month.
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Satyajit Sahu, Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, Arun Kumar Choudhary, Pruthwi Raj Singh
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- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/741
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