United Brachial Plexus Network

<t>Who do you see at Cincinnati?? My son just had what is called a "release and transfer" surgery done by Dr. Mehlman. He has made this injury a passion of his. He is an amazing doctor and the results of my son's surgery (he was 11) have been amazing. My son was misdiagnosed when he was a baby so we...

<t>From what I have learned, if there is a snapped nerve, "they" can do a nerve graft. I do not know at what age this is. Dr. Nath is definitely the expert in all of this. There is also splinting that can be done. The bones and muscles grow, but the nerves are not working properly to move the arm in...

<t>Andy S.,<br/> It is November now, you may or may not have had your appt. My recommendation, make sure they do an EMG (electromyelogram/nerve tes). I have just joined this group, dealing with BPI for 12 years. Believe it or not, I went to a BP clinic when he was a few months old and they made the ...

<t>Hello from a newbie,<br/> My son is 12, had the release and transfer of lat. dorsi last Nov. We tried with a dynasplint to fix his contracture but he would wake up with ulnar nerve pain. The doc. that did the surgery said it would not work, his bones were fixed. He said he could come up with some...

<t>Hi Kate,<br/> I did not mean to contradict what you said, it is just my way of thinking about it. You are right about the bicep contracture. I think my son had all of what you described. The surgery he had a year ago has been successful and he is able to supinate without compensating. He can now ...

<t>Hi Jack's mom,<br/> Very new here, but dealing with BPI for 12 years. Did not have Inet back then and was not at all educated about this condition. I think the answer is that the nerve activity does not keep up with the growth of the bone/muscle/tendon. The arm has a palsy (partial paralysis) and...