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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 89-B, Issue 2, 246-248.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B2.18348  
Copyright © 2007 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
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Restoration of shoulder function and elbow flexion by nerve transfer for poliomyelitis-like paralysis caused by enterovirus 71 infection

S. Funahashi, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; A. Nagano, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor1; M. Sano, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; H. Ogihara, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; and T. Omura, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192, Japan.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr S. Funahashi; e-mail: funal5{at}hama-med.ac.jp

We report the case of an eight-month-old girl who presented with a poliomyelitis-like paralysis in her left upper limb caused by enterovirus 71 infection. She recovered useful function after nerve transfers performed six months after the onset of paralysis. Early neurotisation can be used successfully in the treatment of poliomyelitis-like paralysis in children.






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