Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy

Brachial plexus birth palsy is one of the most demanding sub-specialties in paediatric upper limb surgery — the window for primary nerve reconstruction is narrow, the surgical anatomy is unforgiving, and the secondary problems play out over years.

The BPBP session is bracketed by an impact talk from Dr Mukund Thatte (Bombay Hospital), one of India's foremost authorities on the topic. His message — that timing is everything — sets the frame for the talks that follow.

The session runs from nerve reconstruction and nerve transfer techniques through the management of progressive elbow and forearm deformities, the shoulder showdown between humeral derotation and tendon transfers, and the role of delayed elbow reconstruction in patients who present late.