United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

We have a young teenager who has had mod quad and TT. Considering next step......

Please share your experiences or opinions. Thanks.

Depending on how recently the TT was done, it may or may not have already included all or part of the ACR.

I would strongly suggest a second (or third)opinion. The majority of doctors who are performing the ACR (which itself is a minority because many surgeons don't/won't do it) would not do it on a teenage shoulder joint. I would get multiple opinions to out why they think that is a bad idea.

Kate

My son has also had both surgeries, the TT was a failure, he is now 12 1/2. He was talking to me last night about his arm wanting to know if there was anything we could do to make it straight. I guess the only option left for his is the humeral osteotomy, but I hate to put him through that if it is going to fail too.