United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>Angie,<br/> Thank you for your reply. I am so sorry to hear that your daughter was injured during surgery. How devastating this must have been for you. Was this recent? <br/> I will keep the scoliosis issue in mind when I discuss this with Matthew's doctor. I will also inquire about the floroscop...

<t>Thanks for the thought! Actually, on the 3d ct scan you can clearly see the rib cage and there are the same amount of ribs on both sides. The ribs on the right side however seem really compressed. <br/> And yes, there was shoulder dystocia, noted in the medical records, and a severe amount of tra...

<t>When Matthew's 3D CT scan came back, along with the expected "train wreck" of the scapula/humerus etc, it was noted that he showed "pleural thickening" on the right side. It also appears that his right diaphragm is elevated, and that the ribs on the right side are spaced way too close together co...

Rich,
Very interesting! Thanks for posting the art history perspective!

<r>This is not exactly on topic, but there is a very famous painting by Albrecht Durer titled Madonna and Child, painted in 1505. The child has an obvious and severe BPI. Dr. Nath showed this at one of his presentations as an example of how far back Brachial Plexus injuries have been recorded. <br/>...

<t>Just to confirm what Sally said in the previous post ...during evaluation for possible capsulodesis and bicep lengthening, Dr. Nath felt that capsulodesis surgery was not going to be the best answer for my son, and would not perform it. I was devastated b/c I really wanted it to be the solution f...

<t>My son Matthew is 4 now and had Mod Quad with Dr. Nath when he was 18 months. I can't speak highly enough about the Mod Quad and Dr. Nath specifically. Since the Mod Quad, Matthew can reach overhead and behind his head, as well as out to the side. All were motions he could not do at all before su...

<t>My son's shoulder is dislocated, and looks very sloped, almost like no shoulder at all. The scapula is very weak and wings out. However, when we were showed what Matthew's shoulder would look like if the humerus were postioned in the glenoid properly, the scapula rode very high up above the top o...

<t>This is a tough one! My son also had what was considered to be better than average range of motion. and yet, he still couldn't raise his arm above 110 degrees, and could not abduct to the side very well. We decided to do MQ at 18 months (a year and a half ago). I consider this the best decision I...

<t>An "armie" doctor and a waitress!! too cute!! <br/> <br/> And you're right...think Pape...never give up hope! Look how far medicine has come with repair options for BPI(never really "repaired", but you know what I mean) in the last 7=10 years, and who knows what is on the horizon for the next 10?...