Brachial plexus neuropathy: A long-term outcome study

J. H.B. Geertzen; J. W. Groothoff; J. P. Nicolai; J. S. Rietman

doi:10.1054/jhsb.2000.0459

Brachial plexus neuropathy: A long-term outcome study

J. H.B. Geertzen^*
, J. W. Groothoff
, J. P. Nicolai
, J. S. Rietman

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This retrospective study assessed the long-term outcome of brachial plexus neuropathy in 16 patients. The mean follow up was 8 years. Nine patients complained of persistent pain and muscle weakness, four had continuing problems with various activities of daily living and 11 had trouble with some housekeeping activities. Furthermore, eight of the patients had to change their occupation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	461-464
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	25 B
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1054/jhsb.2000.0459
Publication status	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

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