Brachial Plexus Center

The Brachial Plexus Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado specializes in caring for children with a brachial plexus injury, which involves damage to the nerves that go from the spine to the shoulder and arm. In addition, we treat infants with brachial plexus birth palsy and other types of brachial plexus conditions, such as traumatic injuries that can happen later in a child’s life.

About the Brachial Plexus Center

Our Brachial Plexus Center offers a multidisciplinary care approach, meaning a team of specialists work together to treat your child’s brachial plexus injury or condition. Our services include:

• Hand therapy services
• Splinting and casting
• Advanced imaging (X-rays, CT scans, ultrasound and MRI)
• Electrodiagnostics
• Surgical interventions:
• Botulinum toxin injections
• Microsurgical reconstruction
• Nerve grafts and transfers
• Tendon transfers
• Arthroscopic and open shoulder joint reduction
• Osteotomies

Who we treat

Treatment for brachial plexus injury begins as soon as your child is diagnosed, and care continues through childhood and into adulthood. We treat many conditions, including:

• Brachial plexus birth palsy
• Erb’s palsy
• Traumatic injuries of the brachial plexus
• Peripheral nerve injuries

Why choose us for brachial plexus injury treatment

We care for kids with brachial plexus injury at our hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus  in Aurora. Our state-of-the-art multidisciplinary clinic, allows your child to receive all their treatments in one place. Your child’s initial appointment should take about 30 minutes. During that time, several specialists will meet with your child and talk with you about your child’s personalized treatment plan. By the end of your appointment, you will receive a copy of your child’s treatment plan, and our staff will work with you to schedule future appointments.

We will keep an eye on your child’s changing needs throughout treatment, based on their age, growth and development. This means that members of your child’s care team may change throughout treatment. In general, our brachial plexus care team includes:

• A pediatric orthopedic surgeon and plastic surgeon who specialize in the hand and upper extremities (wrist, forearm, elbow and shoulder)
• A pediatric rehabilitation physician who evaluates your child's development, functional abilities and muscle tone, and who works with the occupational therapist and surgeon to create a therapy and surgical plan that will preserve as much of your child’s arm function as possible
• An occupational therapist who specializes in hand therapy
• A clinical social worker who provides access to support services

Contact the Brachial Plexus Center

• The Brachial Plexus Center is part of our Orthopedics Institute.
• For appointments at Anschutz Medical Campus, call 720-777-6600.