BPI Introduction
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Management of BPI
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THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
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OBSTETRIC BPI
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Picture of clawed Hand. What is this?
Can you draw the Brachial plexus?
What is the anatomy of Brachial plexus in relation to the clavicle and muscles?
What are clues to the level on inspection only?
How do you determine pre or post ganglionic?
How can history help?
What bedside tests can you do to assess autonomic function?
What XR do you want? XR Features?
MRI scan?
Nerve conduction studies?
EMG studies?
When will you do the investigations?
What is the gold standard to determine pre or post ganglionic?
How to classify Brachial plexus Injuries?
What are the poor prognostic factors of BPI?
What is the timing of surgical intervention?
What are the features of reinnervation?
What are the treatment goals?
What is the nerve reconstruction ladder?
Which Nerve transfers (more commonly done now as better outcomes than nerve grafting) for which joint?
Management of Neurologic pain?
What are the common tendon transfers used in BPI?
Do you know a classic Functional Free Muscle Transplantation (FFMT) used in Brachial plexus injury?
What other options of management?
What are the boundaries of the Thoracic Outlet?
What are the causes of TOS?
What are the types of TOS?
What is a clinical test you can do?
Management?
What differentials?
Risk factors for Obstetric BPI?
Classification for obstetric BPI?
How will you clinically assess?
What is the prognosis?
What are good prognostic factors? Poor prognostic factors?
What are the long term sequelae of obstetric BPI?
Management?