{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,10]],"date-time":"2026-01-10T08:08:37Z","timestamp":1768032517241,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Georg Thieme Verlag KG","issue":"01","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,13]],"date-time":"2019-08-13T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1565654400000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":224,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>\n            Background\u2003Traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) represent a major cause of disability in young patients. The purpose of this study was to compare two populations (from Argentina and Germany) who suffered a traumatic BPI after a motorcycle accident to identify predictors of BPI and brain injury severity.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Methods\u2003Univariate and multivariable intergroup comparisons were conducted, and odds ratios were calculated to assess the associations between the different demographic, morphometric, and trauma-related variables, and the type and severity of patients' injuries. Pearson correlation coefficients were generated to identify statistically significant correlations.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results\u2003A total of 187 patients were analyzed, 139 from Argentina and 48 from Germany. The two countries differed significantly in age and several morphometric and trauma-related variables. The clinical presentation was also convincingly different in the two countries. The following three variables remained as statistically significant predictors of a complete (vs. partial) BPI: living in Argentina (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), presenting prior to 2015 (p\u2009=\u20090.004), and greater estimated speed at the time of impact (p\u2009=\u20090.074). As for BPIs, a disproportionate percentage (85.6%) of more severe brain injuries occurred in Argentinian patients (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and among those whose accident involved striking a stationary vertical object.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusions\u2003This study identified several factors that might be considered when planning governmental policies and education initiatives to reduce BPI and brain injuries related to motorcycle use.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Level of evidence\u2003II-2 (evidence obtained from case\u2013control studies).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0039-1693687","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,13]],"date-time":"2019-08-13T23:40:41Z","timestamp":1565739641000},"page":"e39-e46","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["A Comparison of Patients from Argentina and Germany to Assess Factors Impacting Brachial Plexus and Brain Injury"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Mariano","family":"Socolovsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve and Plexus Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gregor","family":"Antoniadis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Lovaglio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve and Plexus Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gregor","family":"Durner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gonzalo","family":"Bonilla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve and Plexus Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Markus","family":"Schmidhammer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gilda","family":"di Masi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peripheral Nerve and Plexus Program, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires Argentina"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,13]]},"container-title":["Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0039-1693687.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2019,8,13]],"date-time":"2019-08-13T23:40:41Z","timestamp":1565739641000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/DOI\/DOI?10.1055\/s-0039-1693687"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2019,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"01","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,22]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0039-1693687","relation":{},"ISSN":["1749-7221"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1749-7221","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2019,1]]}}}