[The rehabilitation of patients with an injury to the brachial plexus].

On the basis of experience in the treatment of 175 patients, the problems of rendering aid in injury to the brachial plexus in Western Siberia are shown. The outcomes can be improved with the application of complex restorative neurosurgical treatment in the early periods after the trauma, regular dispensary follow-up, individually conducted orthopedic correction of the lost function of the limb by means of muscle plastics on a vascular pedicle. Good and satisfactory long-term results were recorded in 85% of cases.