Abstract
A 1-year-old boy presented to us with congenital inability to flex his elbow. He had bilaterally absent biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, a rare condition. We performed pedicle latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps to the left and right volar upper arm at 21 and 24 months of age, respectively, to create elbow flexors. By 4 years of age, he had excellent elbow flexion bilaterally with strength grade in excess of 4.5. In addition to discussing our patient's treatment options, we discuss other potential causes of weak elbow flexion when faced with this clinical dilemma.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4-12 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Hand |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Congenital muscle absence
- Elbow flexors
- Pectoralis major
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Surgery
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A case of congenital bilateral absence of elbow flexor muscles : Review of differential diagnosis and treatment. / Netscher, David T.; Aliu, Oluseyi; Samra, Saleh; Lewis, Eric.
In: Hand, Vol. 3, No. 1, 03.2008, p. 4-12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A case of congenital bilateral absence of elbow flexor muscles
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AU - Netscher, David T.
AU - Aliu, Oluseyi
AU - Samra, Saleh
AU - Lewis, Eric
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - A 1-year-old boy presented to us with congenital inability to flex his elbow. He had bilaterally absent biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, a rare condition. We performed pedicle latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps to the left and right volar upper arm at 21 and 24 months of age, respectively, to create elbow flexors. By 4 years of age, he had excellent elbow flexion bilaterally with strength grade in excess of 4.5. In addition to discussing our patient's treatment options, we discuss other potential causes of weak elbow flexion when faced with this clinical dilemma.
AB - A 1-year-old boy presented to us with congenital inability to flex his elbow. He had bilaterally absent biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, a rare condition. We performed pedicle latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flaps to the left and right volar upper arm at 21 and 24 months of age, respectively, to create elbow flexors. By 4 years of age, he had excellent elbow flexion bilaterally with strength grade in excess of 4.5. In addition to discussing our patient's treatment options, we discuss other potential causes of weak elbow flexion when faced with this clinical dilemma.
KW - Congenital muscle absence
KW - Elbow flexors
KW - Pectoralis major
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JO - The Hand
JF - The Hand
SN - 1753-1934
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