A new study challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes of long nerve grafts were comparable to ...

Upper-arm weakness (paresis) or paralysis indicates peripheral-nerve damage to the brachial plexus, a network of lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal nerves supplying the arm, forearm, and hand.

Results highlight the effective use of nerve transfer in patients suffering from brachial plexus injuries for reconstruction of elbow flexion to help improve their quality of life. Researchers ...

New Orleans, Louisiana — Nerve transfer can help restore elbow function in patients with brachial plexus injuries, but some approaches are superior to others, researchers conclude from a new study.

The brachial plexus is a bundle of nerves that runs from your spinal cord through your shoulder and all the way into your hand. This vital network of nerves carries signals from your brain to your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the Latarjet procedure, the axillary and musculocutaneous nerves were found to be at risk, especially ...

Stingers or burners in football players may be due to overstretching of nerves in brachial plexus injury. Clinical features of brachial plexus injury vary according to the severity of the insult.

Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury, affecting 1-4 in 1,000 births, involves nerve stretching during delivery, leading to arm ...

Last week, I had a patient come into my clinic complaining of arm pain after slipping and falling off his flatbed trailer. He reported that two weeks prior, he was walking on the deck of his trailer ...