Brachial Plexus Center
At St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Physical Address: 1 Childrens Place, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Mailing Address:
Room 4S 20
- Phone: 314-454-2810: Appointments & Referrals
The Brachial Plexus Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital was established in 1991 as a multidisciplinary resource for children with birth brachial plexus injury. The team in the Center has extensive experience with the management of this type of injury and has cared for more than 1,000 infants and children with this condition. The team includes a pediatric neurosurgeon, neurologist, and an orthopedic surgeon as well as occupational and physical therapists. For patients needing complex surgery, Washington University neurosurgeons have performed more than 200 brachial plexus repair or nerve transfer procedures for this condition.
Highlights
1,000+ infants & children with birth brachial plexus injuries have been treated by Washington University physicians and surgeons.
Conditions & Treatments
Birth brachial plexus injury can cause weak or paralyzed muscles in the hand, arm or shoulder. While the majority of infants recover from this condition, some have ongoing weakness. The Brachial Plexus Center offers both conservative (non-operative) and surgical treatment options for birth brachial plexus injury.
Treatments include:
- Brachial plexus repair with nerve grafts
- Nerve transfer procedures
- Orthopedic treatment of shoulder and arm
- Physical and occupational therapy
Faculty
Neurosurgery Providers
T. S. Park, MD, Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Providers from Other Departments
Michael J. Noetzel, MD, Neurologist-In-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Lindley Wall, MD, Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Specialty Links
AMERCIAN SOCIETY FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE
Conferences
Weekly Multidisciplinary Conference on Wednesday
For more information visit Brachial Plexus Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital