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31-JULY-2002  AMAL ALI SALEM 22 YEARS  AVULSION INJURY LOWER TRUNK RIGHT BRACHIAL PLEXUS.

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The surgery is a major one and the result is below expectation. At least the minor improvement is better than nothing.

Anamnesis

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The patient a Yemeni citizen, came to the clinic 11-July-2002, telling that she suffered RTA 5 months ago (13-February-2002) with LOC for 30 min, admitted to Hadhramout hospital with severe pain right elbow, for what nailing was performed 07-April-2002 for dislocation of the head of the humerus? She has neck pain for 4 days.

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On examination: The patient has complete paraplegia of the right deltoid, biceps, flexors, extensors of the forearm, flexion, extension of the right hand and the right triceps muscle. There is analgesia of the C5 down to C7 roots territory right upper limb. There is an incision anterior to the right deltoid extending up supraclavicular. What and when it was done remain unknown.

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The patient was sent for investigation and MRI cervical spine showed avulsion of the right C7, 8 and D1.

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Incision over the projection of C5 and C5 was created to expose the C4 and C5 roots right side. The old scar refreshed and turned to the chest to expose both the brachial plexus under the clavicle and the intercostal nerves. The subclavian vein seen and preserved. The medial division of the median nerve identified. The subclavian artery isolated. The right sural nerve was harvested. Tunneling of the incisions above and below the clavicle for the sural grafts. The phrenic nerve and dorsal branch of C4 anastomosed with the right ulnar nerve. The same was done with the medial origin of the right median nerve. The second right intercostal nerve identified and dissected up and transposed to the bundle area to be directly anastomosed with the medial branch of the right median nerve. The wounds were closed.

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Smooth postoperative recovery.

Follow Up

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The patient came to the clinic 10-August-2002 with clean wound and the right deltoid and biceps and triceps 2/5. The right brachioradialis 2/5. There is hypalgesia median distribution and analgesia ulnar distribution.

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The patient then came 05-August-2003  with no proper improvement of the left ulnar nerve.

 

Skyra MRI with all clinical applications in the run since 28-Novemeber-2013.


Inomed Riechert-Mundinger System, with three point fixation is the most accurate system in the market. The microdrive and its sensor gives feed back about the localization.


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Leica HM500
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Freedom combined with Outstanding Vision, but very bad video recording and documentation.

TRUMPF TruSystem 7500

After long years TRUMPF TruSystem 7500 is running with in the neurosuite at Shmaisani hospital starting from 23-March-2014

LooksCam II in the run.
LooksCam II Xenosys in the run  starting from  14-March-2021 with SheerVision TTL x4 magnification.

Notice: Not all operative activities can be recorded due to lack of time.
Notice: Head injuries and very urgent surgeries are also escaped from the plan .

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