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Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries

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Brachial plexus injuries can be devastating as they affect a patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living and earn a livelihood. War injuries to the brachial plexus are especially challenging since they comprise multiple mechanisms including penetrating, traction, and thermal injuries. Treatment of war wounds to the brachial plexus should be undertaken in a systematic and timely manner to minimize functional deficit. This chapter outlines the treatment of war-inflicted brachial plexus injuries.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon

    Ghassan Soleiman Abu-Sittah MD, MBChB, FRCS (Plast)

  2. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Centre - Faculty of Medicine, Riad el Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon

    Joseph Bakhach M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Cosmetic Surgery Center, Sourati Street, Beirut, Lebanon

    Arij El Khatib M.D.

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  1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Ghassan Soleiman Abu-Sittah

  2. Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Jamal J. Hoballah

  3. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Centre-Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon

    Joseph Bakhach

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Abu-Sittah, G.S., Bakhach, J., El Khatib, A. (2017). Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries. In: Abu-Sittah, G., Hoballah, J., Bakhach, J. (eds) Reconstructing the War Injured Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56887-4_7

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