Trauma: Diagnosis of Traumatic Discontinuities in Brachial Plexus Elements
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Animation: Confirmation of total nerve disruption in trauma.
(A) The right brachial plexus of a 15-year-old with flail arm - lacking any movement or sensation, two months after a motorcycle accident. The image demonstrates gross discontinuities ro disruptions in the upper plexus elements (ue), meningocoeles proximally (me), and bright swollen nerve trunks (st).
(B) Disconnected and retracted lower trunk (lt) in traumatic injury of brachial plexus.
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