Main description:

This book discusses the diagnosis and therapy for movement disorders of the upper extremities in children caused by brachial plexus injuries, peripheral nerve lesions or spasticity. The diagnostic procedures are presented from the perspective of pediatricians and surgeons. In addition to detailed descriptions of primary reconstructive and secondary surgical procedures, it also presents essentials of non operative treatment, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and orthopedic technologies. The book is rounded out with information on the management of these patients and their parents.
Written by experienced clinicians, it offers valuable reading for plastic surgeons, pediatricians and surgeons who are interested in this topic.

Contents:

Preface
Part 1. Introduction1. Introduction2. History of Reconstructive Operations3. Obstetric risk factors
Part 2. Diagnostics4. Diagnostics and therapy planning from the perspective of the neuropaediatrician5. Surgical diagnostic and measurement procedures6. Objective acquisition of pathological movement patterns of the upper extremity: muscular coordination and movement analysis7. "Invasive" diagnostic procedures: Electromyography, Neurography and Evoked Potentials8. Central neural plasticity
Part 3. Conservative Treatment Methods9. Physiotherapy10. Occupational therapy for children and adolescents11. Orthopaedic Technology12. Botulinum Toxin13. Self-concept14. Inclusion
Part 4. Primarily reconstructive interventions15. Reconstruction of traumatized nerves16. Neuroorthopaedic management of congenital joint stiffness and muscle spasticity17. Neurosurgical Options18. Rare clinical features19. Anaesthesia in infants and young children with birth traumatic plexus lesion
Part 5. Secondary interventions20. Principles of orthopaedic correction21. secondary reconstructive surgery22. Non neural microsurgery in children23. Secondary Microsurgery
Part 6. Follow-up Treatment24. Specific post-operative treatment25. Research on peripheral nerves and muscles
Part 7. The non-medical concern26. Three testimonials on obstetric brachial plexus palsy27. At home and at school28. Professional life and sports29. Legal Benefits for the severely disabled - the process for filing an eligibility claim with the pension and benefits office
Part 8. Forensic and legal issues30. Legal Issues and Forensic Problems in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Paresis31. The role of the reconstructive surgeon in medico-legal practice
Index