<p>This historical vignette highlights key aspects of the professional life of the Scottish surgeon Robert Kennedy and details the first reported surgical repair cases of brachial plexus birth palsy, which achieved remarkably favorable outcomes. These cases represent the first documented attempt at surgical reconstruction of neonatal brachial plexus palsy and predate the modern era of nerve surgery by several decades.</p>

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Robert Kennedy (1865–1924) and the first surgical repair of neonatal brachial plexus palsy

  • Mario G. Siqueira,
  • Roberto S. Martins,
  • Bruno S. A. G. Freitas,
  • Carlos O. Heise

摘要

This historical vignette highlights key aspects of the professional life of the Scottish surgeon Robert Kennedy and details the first reported surgical repair cases of brachial plexus birth palsy, which achieved remarkably favorable outcomes. These cases represent the first documented attempt at surgical reconstruction of neonatal brachial plexus palsy and predate the modern era of nerve surgery by several decades.