Table 2.
Patterns of brachial plexus injury for the study cohort.
| C5 | C5-C6 | C5–C7 | C5–C8 | C8–T1 | C5–T1 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder arthrodesis | 1 (1%) | 36 (24%) | 28 (19%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 81 (55%) | 148 |
| Upper trapezius transfer | 0 (0%) | 26 (46%) | 15 (27%) | 4 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (20%) | 56 |
| Total | 1 (0.5%) | 62 (30.4%) | 43 (21.1%) | 4 (2.0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 92 (45.0%) | 204∗ |
∗ Patterns of brachial plexus injury was available for 204 out of 374 patients in this meta-analysis.