Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	8349
Country	United States

Received	2013-12-26 14:05
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-26 15:20
To Make the First Decision	2014-02-13 16:24
Return for Revision	2014-02-20 22:47
Revised	2014-08-10 00:00
Second Decision	2014-09-10 09:12
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-09-10 09:41
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-13 20:51
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Triangle tilt and humeral surgery: Meta-analysis of efficacy and functional outcome
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Rahul K Nath and Chandra Somasundaram
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Rahul K Nath, MD, Texas Nerve and Paralysis Institute, 6400 Fannin Street, Ste. 2420, Houston, TX 77030, United States. drnath@drnathmedical.com
Key Words	Meta-Analysis; Triangle tilt surgery; Humeral osteotomy; Obstetric brachial plexus injury; Birth palsy; SHEAR deformity; Shoulder function; Mallet score
Core Tip	We systematically reviewed, analyzed and compared the surgical outcomes of 9 humeral surgery papers with 179 permanent obstetric brachial plexus injury patients (OBPI), and 4 of our secondary bony procedure, the triangle tilt surgical papers with 86 OBPI patients. We used modified total Mallet functional score in this analysis. Studies with humeral surgery showed improvement of 1.4, 2.3, 5.0 and 5.6 total Mallet score, whereas the triangle tilt surgery showed improvement of 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.2. The triangle tilt surgery improves on what was achieved by humeral osteotomy in the management of shoulder function in OBPI patients.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 11:19
Citation	Nath RK, Somasundaram C. Triangle tilt and humeral surgery: Meta-analysis of efficacy and functional outcome. World J Orthop 2015; 6(1): 156-160
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i1/156.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i1.156

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