Brachial plexus injury

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My father met with an accident 8 months ago.He suffered cervical spine injury.now his left hand is not functioning.He is not able to lift his hand and bend his elbow,but his wrist and fingers functioning is there.we are doing physiotherapy in home.My physiotherapist says it's brachial plexus,but the initial report taken at the day of accident shows NO brachial plexus injury..My doubt is , will brachial plexus injury develop later sometime after accident,becoz initial report says no brachial plexus injury....pls clear my doubt.Will my father get his left hand functioning back?? We are helpless in this pandemic time.. kindly help me. I have attached the reports of my father

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Dr. Vigneshwara Badikillaya Spine Surgeon 13 yrs exp Chennai Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Vigneshwara Badikillaya

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Was he operated for cervical spine injury? He doesn't have brachial plexus injury for sure as per the reports. It is a spine issue.

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