Traitement des séquelles scapulaires de paralysie obstétricale du plexus brachial par arthrolyse et transfert tendineux

Treatment of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy sequelae: Preliminary results about 18 cases

“…Latissimus dorsi transfer (n = 8) allowed all our patients to recover an abduction and external rotation of the shoulder significantly, as shown by other authors in their different series [ 8 , 14 , 18 , 27 , 30 ] ( Table I ). Our results could be explained by the fact that we took off the latissimus dorsi widely to release it well and obtained a good length which was inserted according to Hoffer.…”