Objective: Toreportamethodandremotetherapeuticeffectofearlynervetranspositionintreatmentofobstetricalbrachialplexuspalsy. Methods: FromMay1995toAugust1996,12patientswhohadnorecoveryofbiceps3monthsafterbirthweretreatedwithnervetransposition.Eighthadneuromaattheuppertrunkand4hadruptureoravulsionoftheuppertrunk.Mallettestwasusedtoevaluatetheresults. Results: Thefollow-upof40-52monthsshowedthatexcellentandgoodrecoveryinfunctionswasfoundin75%ofthepatientsandtheexcellentrateofphrenicnerveandaccessorynervetranspositionwas83.3%and66.7%respectively.Acompleterecoveryinshoulderandelbowjointfunctionwasin3patientsandMalletⅣwasin6patients. Conclusions: Satisfactoryoutcomecanbeobtainedbyusingearlynervetranspositionintreatingobstetricalbrachialplexus.Paralysis,obstetric;Peripheralnerves;Nervetransposition
