Table 2.
Time between injury and radiological examination and surgery in seven patients with a traumatic brachial plexus injury expressed in days.
| No | Injury-Radiological work-up | Injury-Surgery | Associated injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Metacarpal V fracture |
| 2 | 7 | 17 | None |
| 3 | 26 | 48 | Metatarsal injury, ankle fracture, radius and ulna fractures, supracondylar humerus fracture, and radial nerve injury at elbow level. |
| 4 | 23 | 27 | Shoulder dislocation, metacarpal II-V fracture, radius fractures, and ligament injury left knee. |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | Lung contusion, skull base fracture, mandibular fracture, orbital fracture. |
| 6 | 33 | 42 | Hemo-/pneumothorax, scapular-, clavicular-, and rib fractures |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | Clavicle fracture, unstable T12 fracture, multiple rib fractures with flail chest, hemo-pneumothorax, compartment syndrome forearm, metacarpal V fracture, and right subclavian artery injury. |