Hello all.
2.5 months ago I managed to turn a great ski vacation to a medical nightmare. I had a bad dislocation of the Humeros head with multiple fractures. When I woke up from the operation I realized that something was wrong and indeed, the Injury was wider than expected and included a partial brachial plexopathy and injury to the right Radial and Axillary nerves. According to the EMG results, the injured spot is located in the posterior cord, however the doctors were unable to ascertain the extent of the injury.
They now recommend that I undergo a surgery in the next few weeks in order to try and fix the problem and while I am leaning to undergo an operation in 1-2 months, I am worried that the doctors in my country do not have enough experience to perform the surgery.
I am in the process of looking around for the best medical team/facility in this area. Since I am from Europe I am looking in Europe but am ready to fly to the US (or the moon if that's what it takes) in order to be operated by the best team.
I would appreciate your advice/tips on the issue.
Thanks
Omri
Best place to operate a plexus injury
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osachs
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:17 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: as a result o fa ski accident, I suffered an injury to my right shoulder (comminuted dislocate fracture of the right Homerus head). I was operated and had my Homerus Head "fixed"with a philos plate. I am also suffering from an injury to the Brachial Plexus which is focused on the radial nurve. Following a through EMG check the Doctors were able to pin point the exact location of the injury in the Posterior cord. I am 2.5 month after the injury.
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pieface
- Posts: 21
- Joined: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:44 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Full root avulsion of C5,C6,C7,C8,T1 September 2009.
Surgery October 2009.
Donor nerve taken from fore arm, sliced into 3 pieces.
Used for C5, C6 , C7 to re implanted back into the spine and attached
to brachial. - Location: Ireland
Re: Best place to operate a plexus injury
Hi,sorry to hear of your injury.
I avulsed c5,c6,c7,c8,t1 and went to London for my surgery. (National Queens Hospital for Neurology and Neuroscience+Princess Grace Hospital)
I seen Professor Thomas Carlstedth,he's a top guy well worth getting in touch with if your in Europe,i travelled over from Ireland.
Maybe if you speak to him a send him some MRI results or similar,i seen him in the Princess Grace Hospital in London city.
Any thing you need to know please ask,what are your symptoms by the way? dead arm etc?
I avulsed c5,c6,c7,c8,t1 and went to London for my surgery. (National Queens Hospital for Neurology and Neuroscience+Princess Grace Hospital)
I seen Professor Thomas Carlstedth,he's a top guy well worth getting in touch with if your in Europe,i travelled over from Ireland.
Maybe if you speak to him a send him some MRI results or similar,i seen him in the Princess Grace Hospital in London city.
Any thing you need to know please ask,what are your symptoms by the way? dead arm etc?
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osachs
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:17 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: as a result o fa ski accident, I suffered an injury to my right shoulder (comminuted dislocate fracture of the right Homerus head). I was operated and had my Homerus Head "fixed"with a philos plate. I am also suffering from an injury to the Brachial Plexus which is focused on the radial nurve. Following a through EMG check the Doctors were able to pin point the exact location of the injury in the Posterior cord. I am 2.5 month after the injury.
Re: Best place to operate a plexus injury
Thanks for the advise. I actually have an appointment with Dr. Carlsdat next week. I received his name from another source few weeks ago.
Have you ever heard by chance of the Millesi Center in Vienna? The head guy there is Dr. Hanno Millesi he works with Dr. Shmidhammer?
Omri
Have you ever heard by chance of the Millesi Center in Vienna? The head guy there is Dr. Hanno Millesi he works with Dr. Shmidhammer?
Omri