Restoration and protection of brachial plexus injury: hot topics in the last decade

作     者：Kaizhi Zhang Zheng Lv Jun Liu He Zhu Rui Li 

作者机构：Second Department of NeurosurgeryChina-Japan Union Hospital attached to Jilin University Cancer Centerthe First Hospital affiliated to Jilin University Hand & Foot Surgery and Reparative & Reconstruction Surgery Centerthe Second Hospital of Jilin University Jilin University Clinic Medical College 

出 版 物：《Neural Regeneration Research》 (中国神经再生研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第9卷第18期

页      面：1723-1728页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：nerve regeneration brachial plexus injury repair neuroprotection nerve transfer celltransplantation electroacupuncture neurotrophic factor drugs bibliometrics neural regeneration 

摘      要：Brachial plexus injury is frequently induced by injuries, accidents or birth trauma. Upper limb function may be partially or totally lost after injury, or left permanently disabled. With the de- velopment of various medical technologies, different types of interventions are used, but their effectiveness is wide ranging. Many repair methods have phasic characteristics, i.e., repairs are done in different phases. This study explored research progress and hot topic methods for pro- tection after brachial plexus injury, by analyzing 1,797 articles concerning the repair of brachial plexus injuries, published between 2004 and 2013 and indexed by the Science Citation Index database. Results revealed that there are many methods used to repair brachial plexus injury, and their effects are varied. Intervention methods include nerve transfer surgery, electrical stimula- tion, cell transplantation, neurotrophic factor therapy and drug treatment. Therapeutic methods in this field change according to the hot topic of research.