en تخصصي Special مقالات اصيل Original Article <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Brachial plexus injury (BPI) is a severe peripheral nerve injury resulting in physical disability.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Few studies have investigated the postoperative functional status. We aimed to evaluate the satisfaction with surgical treatment in patients with BPI referred to the </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Panzdah-e</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Khordad Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 2011 to 2021.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">In this descriptive-analytical retrospective comparative study, physical examination, along with BrAT, and DASH questionnaires were used to evaluate the patients&rsquo; status. Then the collected data on the patients&rsquo; functional status and movements were collected. To compare the mean of quantitative variables before and after the surgery, the dependent <i>t</i>-student was used.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Generally, the patients stated that they still had considerable difficulty doing most of the items of the questionnaires.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Nevertheless, there</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> was a significant difference between the following variables before and after surgery; shoulder abduction goniometry (0-150) and force (M0:M5), shoulder external rotation goniometry (0-90) and force (M0:M5)), shoulder forward flexion goniometry (0-180) and force (M0:M5)), elbow flexion goniometry (0- 150), elbow extension force (M0:M5), and wrist and finger muscle force (M0:M5) (<i>P</i><0.001).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Posterior approach in BPI surgery was associated with good outcomes in terms of shoulder external rotation and abduction. However, patients still suffered from difficulties in daily activities. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Medical Tourism, Cell Therapy, Fibroblast 116 121 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-377-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Atefeh Shahbazi 100319475328460013516 100319475328460013516 No Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Seyed Jalal Zargar zargar@ut.ac.ir 100319475328460013517 100319475328460013517 No Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Samin Sedaghat 100319475328460013518 100319475328460013518 Yes Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran