Management and outcome of blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries in adult trauma patients: A retrospective study

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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2026; 17(6): 121411
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.121411

Table 3 Comparison of traumatic brachial plexus injury stratification by injury type, n (%)/mean ± SD

	Pan-plexus (n = 19)	Upper/Lower TBPI (n = 17)	P value
Age (years)	30.8 ± 9.2	26.1 ± 6.7	0.09
Mechanism of injury
Traffic-related	13 (68.4)	7 (41.2)	0.10 for all
Fall from height	1 (5.3)	3 (17.6)
Fall of heavy object	3 (15.8)	1 (5.9)
Machinery	2 (10.5)	1 (5.9)
Pedestrian	0 (0.0)	1 (5.9)
Others	0 (0.0)	4 (23.5)
Injury severity score	16.4 ± 8.2	10.8 ± 5.1	0.02
Management
Conservative	17 (89.5)	15 (88.2)	0.90
Surgery	2 (10.5)	2 (11.8)	0.90
Long-term outcome
No recovery	14 (73.7)	10 (58.8)	0.63
Some improvement	2 (10.5)	3 (17.6)
Full recovery	3 (15.8)	4 (23.5)

TBPI: Traumatic brachial plexus injury.

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Citation: Al-Thani H, El-Menyar A, Asim M, Syed Y, Ghouri SI, Muneer M, Al-Hassani A, Al-Sulaiti M, Tabeb A. Management and outcome of blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries in adult trauma patients: A retrospective study. World J Orthop 2026; 17(6): 121411
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Al-Thani H, El-Menyar A, Asim M, Syed Y, Ghouri SI, Muneer M, Al-Hassani A, Al-Sulaiti M, Tabeb A. Management and outcome of blunt traumatic brachial plexus injuries in adult trauma patients: A retrospective study. World J Orthop 2026; 17(6): 121411 [DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v17.i6.121411]

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