Sistema de Salut de Catalunya
Institut Català de la Salut
[Catena N] Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy. [Baldrighi C, Jester A] Children’s Hand and Upper Limb Service, Department of Plastic Surgery, Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. [Soldado F] Pediatric Hand, Nerve and Microsurgery Institute, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain. [Farr S] Pediatric Orthopedics and Foot and Ankle Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital Speising, Vienna, Austria
Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
2022-10-28T12:37:06Z
2022-10-28T12:37:06Z
2022-08
Pediatric microsurgery; Brachial plexus palsy; Upper limb
Microcirugía pediátrica; Parálisis del plexo braquial; Extremidad superior
Microcirurgia pediàtrica; Paràlisi del plexe braquial; Extremitat superior
The use of microsurgery has spread during the last decades, making resolvable many complex defects considered hitherto inapproachable. Although the small vessel diameter in children was initially considered a technical limitation, the increase in microsurgical expertise over the past three decades allowed us to manage many pediatric conditions by means of free tissue transfers. Pediatric microsurgery has been shown to be feasible, gaining a prominent place in the treatment of children affected by limb malformations, tumors, nerve injuries, and post-traumatic defects. The aim of this current concepts review is to describe the more frequent pediatric upper limb conditions in which the use of microsurgical reconstructions should be considered in the range of treatment options.
Article
Published version
English
Microcirurgia; Infants; Plexe braquial - Cirurgia; ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Microsurgery; DISEASES::Nervous System Diseases::Neuromuscular Diseases::Peripheral Nervous System Diseases::Brachial Plexus Neuropathies; Other subheadings::Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/surgery; NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Age Groups::Child; TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::intervenciones quirúrgicas::microcirugía; ENFERMEDADES::enfermedades del sistema nervioso::enfermedades neuromusculares::enfermedades del sistema nervioso periférico::neuropatías del plexo braquial; Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/cirugía; DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::Grupos de Edad::niño
SAGE Publications
Journal of Children's Orthopaedics;16(4)
https://doi.org/10.1177/18632521221106390
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
