TY - JOUR
T1 - Sever-l’episcopo transfers in obstetrical palsy
T2 - A retrospective review of twenty cases
AU - Strecker, William B.
AU - McAllister, John W.
AU - Manske, Paul R.
AU - Schoenecker, Perry L.
AU - Dailey, Loray A.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Since 1963, 25 patients have undergone Sever-L’Episcopo transfers for obstetrical birth palsy at the St. Louis Unit of the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. A follow-up of 2-6 years was possible with a retrospective review of 16 patients. Substantial improvement in shoulder external rotation as well as subjective functional improvement was obtained by all patients. Three transient and one permanent axillary nerve palsies resulting from this procedure are reported.
AB - Since 1963, 25 patients have undergone Sever-L’Episcopo transfers for obstetrical birth palsy at the St. Louis Unit of the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. A follow-up of 2-6 years was possible with a retrospective review of 16 patients. Substantial improvement in shoulder external rotation as well as subjective functional improvement was obtained by all patients. Three transient and one permanent axillary nerve palsies resulting from this procedure are reported.
KW - Axillary nerve palsies
KW - Sever-L’Episcopo transfers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024986574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/01241398-199010040-00002
DO - 10.1097/01241398-199010040-00002
M3 - Article
C2 - 2358478
AN - SCOPUS:0024986574
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 10
SP - 442
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 4
ER -