The effect of perinatal brachial plexus lesion on upper limb development

Table 10 The comparison of limb circumferences and lengths between groups dependent on type of surgery

Type of surgical procedure	ACS^a	FCS^b	ALS^c	FLS^d	HLS^e	HWS^f
Type of surgical procedure	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Neurolysis (N)	95	95	95	96	94	95
n = 28	(SD 3.6)^*	(SD 4.0)^*	(SD 4.0)^*	(SD 5.6)^*	(SD 5.5)^*	(SD 6.2)^*
Reconstruction (R)	93	92	95	89	87	85
n = 16	(SD 9.4)^*	(SD 7.0)^*	(SD 1.5)^*	(SD 3.0)^*	(SD 5.3)^*	(SD 7.7)^*
Statistical significance	ACS^a	FCS^b	ALS^c	FLS^d	HLS^e	HWS^f
N / R	ACS^a	FCS^b	ALS^c	FLS^d	HLS^e	HWS^f
p =	NS	NS	NS	0.000	0.002	0.000

^a- arm circumference on sick side.
^b forearm circumference on sick side.
^c- arm length on sick side.
^d- forearm length on sick side.
^e- hand length on sick side.
^f- hand width on sick side.
^*- average dimension on sick side expressed in % in relation to healthy side (100%).

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