Journals / Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish) / 2009 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 4

Sırt çantası taşınmasına bağlı brakial pleksus hasarı: İki olgu sunumu

Brachial plexus ınjury related to carrying a rucksack: Two cases report

Pages
505–508
Publication Date
2022-10-19
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

This paper aims to emphasize that rarely observed isolated brachial plexus injury may result from carrying a seemingly innocent rucksack commonly used by many people and that early physical rehabilitation can lead to positive outcomes for patients.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:Brachial plexus injuries are often associated with penetrated trauma and isolated brachial plexus injuries are rarely seen.
📊
Key Findings & Data:Two patients were presented in this paper, both of whom are 21 year-old soldiers, applied with the complaints of numbness and paralyze in their left upper extremity which occurred after carrying 40 kg rucksack for 10 hours (first patient) and for 8 hours (second patient).
💡
Conclusion & Impact:This paper aims to emphasize that rarely observed isolated brachial plexus injury may result from carrying a seemingly innocent rucksack commonly used by many people and that early physical rehabilitation can lead to positive outcomes for patients.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Brachial plexus injuries are often associated with penetrated trauma and isolated brachial plexus injuries are rarely seen. Since it has a complex anatomical structure including cervical nerve roots, truncus and fascicule, the injury can be more complicated rather than just peripheral nerve damage. Two patients were presented in this paper, both of whom are 21 year-old soldiers, applied with the complaints of numbness and paralyze in their left upper extremity which occurred after carrying 40 kg rucksack for 10 hours (first patient) and for 8 hours (second patient). In the electromyography (EMG), brachial plexus upper and middle truncus injury was determined. Following the application of active and passive physical rehabilitation to the cases, the first patient clinically recovered after 6 months and the second patient after 4 months. This paper aims to emphasize that rarely observed isolated brachial plexus injury may result from carrying a seemingly innocent rucksack commonly used by many people and that early physical rehabilitation can lead to positive outcomes for patients.

Özet

Brakial pleksus genellikle delici-kesici alet yaralanmalarına bağlıdır ve izole brakial pleksus yaralanmaları nadirdir. Servikal sinir kökleri, trunkus ve fasiküllerini de içeren karmaşık yapısı nedeniyle periferik sinir yaralanmalarından daha karmaşıktır. Bu çalışmada herikisi de asker olan 21 yaşında iki olgu sunulmuştur. Kırk kilogramlık sırt çantasını; birinci olgu 10, ikinci olgu 8 saat taşımaları sonrasında sol kollarında kuvvetsizlik ve his kusuru ortaya çıktı. Olguların EMG incelemesinde sol brakial pleksus üst ve orta trunkuslarının hasarlandığı saptandı. Aktif ve pasif egzersiz sonrasında ilk olgu 6, ikinci olgu 4 ay sonra iyileşti. Bu çalışma, masum görülmekle birlikte sırt çantası taşınmasına bağlı nadir görülen izole brakiyal pleksus hasarının gelişebileceğini belirtmek ve erken başlanan fizik tedavi ile yüz güldürücü sonuçlar alınabileceğini vurgulamak için sunulmuştur.

🔖

Cite This Article

SEÇER, M., DALGIÇ, A., ALTINTOPRAK, F. (2022). Sırt çantası taşınmasına bağlı brakial pleksus hasarı: İki olgu sunumu. Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish), Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 4, 505–508. https://ajindex.com/articles/565476

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (1)

  1. Birch R: Brachial plexus injuries. J Bone Joint Surg 1996:78;986-92 2) Burge P, Rushworth G, Watson N: Patterns of injury to the terminal branches of the brachial plexus. J Bone Joint Surg 1985:67;630-4 3) Clancy WG, Brand RL, Bergfield JA: Upper trunk brachial plexus injuries in contact sports. Am J Sports Med 1977:5;209-16 4) Desai DC, Uribe S, Lachman T: Bachial plexus injury due to compression: an alternate mechanism of injury. Case report and review of the literature. Am Surg 1997:63;487-9 5) Dunkerton MC, Boome RS: Stab wounds involding the brachial plexus: a review of operated cases. J Bone Joint Surg 1988:70;56-70 6) Kline DG, Hudson AR: Nerve injuries: Operative results from major nerve injuries, entrapments and tumors. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1995, ed 1, pp:611-20 7) Leffert RD, Seddon H: Infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries. J Bone Joint Surg 1965:47/B;9-22 8) Matejcik V, Penzesova G: Diagnosis and treatment of brachial plexus injuries. Bratisl Lek Listy 2005:106; 281-6 9) Matsuyama T, Okuchi K, Akahane M et al: Clinical analysis of 16 patients with brachial plexus injury. Neurol Med Chir 2002: 42; 114-22 10) Minha R: Epidemiology of brachial plexus injuries in a multitrauma population. Neurosurgery 1997:40; 1182-9 11) Seddon H: Surgical disorders of the peripheral nerves. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone, 1975, ed 2: 198 12) Songcharoen P: Brachial plexus injury in Thailand: a report of 520 cases. Microsurgery 1995:16; 35-9 13) Travlos J, Goldberg I, Boome RS: Brachial plexus lesions associated with dislocated shoulders. J Bone Joint Surg 1990:72; 68-71.