TY - JOUR
T1 - A Historical Perspective on Brachial Plexus Palsy Management
T2 - From Ancient Civilizations to the Modern Era
AU - Gantiwala, Shahina
AU - Hamidian Jahromi, Alireza
AU - Konofaos, Petros
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Evidence of brachial plexus palsies and potential therapies have been identified by investigators across cultures and civilizations. It could be argued that there are early records of brachial plexus injuries in not only literary work but also paintings, sculptures, and ancient medical texts. The compiled ancient evidence in this review provides a historical framework of brachial plexus palsies and potential management techniques that have been utilized from ancient to modern time.
AB - Evidence of brachial plexus palsies and potential therapies have been identified by investigators across cultures and civilizations. It could be argued that there are early records of brachial plexus injuries in not only literary work but also paintings, sculptures, and ancient medical texts. The compiled ancient evidence in this review provides a historical framework of brachial plexus palsies and potential management techniques that have been utilized from ancient to modern time.
KW - ancient civilizations
KW - brachial plexus injury
KW - brachial plexus palsy
KW - history
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U2 - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009669
DO - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009669
M3 - Article
C2 - 37791800
AN - SCOPUS:85181160977
SN - 1049-2275
VL - 35
SP - 33
EP - 38
JO - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
IS - 1
ER -