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Ethnic background as a risk factor for permanent brachial plexus birth injury: A population‐based study [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction Brachial plexus birth injury is the most common birth injury causing permanent disability in Finland. This study aimed to assess risk factors of a permanent brachial plexus birth injury and calculate the incidence.
Petra Grahn, Mika Gissler, Yrjänä Nietosvaara, Marja Kaijomaa   +3 more
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Birth Injury: Birth Asphyxia and Birth Trauma [PDF]

Academic Forensic Pathology, 2018
Injury to a fetus or neonate during delivery can be due to several factors involving the fetus, placenta, mother, and/or instrumentation. Birth asphyxia results in hypoxia and ischemia, with global damage to organ systems. Birth trauma, that is mechanical trauma, can also cause asphyxia and/or morbidity and mortality based on the degree and anatomic ...
Kim A Collins
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The assisting hand assessment for children and youth with brachial plexus birth injury: a study of validity and item hierarchy of AHA-Plex [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2023
Objective: Functional assessments that focus on activity performance and that produce valid outcome measures for people with brachial plexus birth injury are lacking.
Marie Holmefur, Ann-Kristin Gunnes Elvrum, Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm   +2 more
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Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and complete brachial plexus injury in a complex birth injury: A rare case report mimicking Tarlov cyst and review of literature [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message The rare occurrence of Tarlov cysts in pediatric patients, particularly in the context of complex birth injuries, necessitates thorough evaluation and tailored management approaches.
Khadijeh sadat Najib, Seyyed Mostajab Razavinejad, Fatemeh Yarmahmoodi, Hamide Barzegar   +3 more
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Long-Term Results of Isolated Latissimus Dorsi to Rotator Cuff Transfer in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury [PDF]

Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
Background Brachial plexus birth injury results in deficits in strength and motion, occasionally requiring surgery to restore power to the deficient external rotators of the shoulder in these patients.
David J. Kirby, Daniel B. Buchalter, Lauren Santiesteban, Mekka R. Garcia, Aaron Berger, Jacques Hacquebord, John A.I. Grossman, Andrew E. Price   +7 more
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Preoperative cephalhematoma size measured with computed tomography predicts intraoperative bleeding in pediatric patients undergoing cranioplasty [PDF]

Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2021
Background Cranioplasty for the treatment of cephalhematomas in small infants with limited blood volume is challenging because of massive bleeding. This study aimed to elucidate the correlation between cephalhematoma size and intraoperative blood loss ...
Seung Hyun Kim, Kyeong Tae Min, Eun Kyung Park, Hyungjin Rhee, Hyukjin Yang, Seung Ho Choi   +5 more
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Diagnostic assessment of traumatic brain injury by vacuum extraction in newborns: overview on forensic perspectives and proposal of operating procedures

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2022
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during birth constitutes one of the most relevant causes of mortality and morbidity in newborns worldwide. Although improvements in obstetrical management and better indications for caesarean section have led to a
Raffaele La Russa, Aniello Maiese, Luigi Cipolloni, Nicola Di Fazio, Giuseppe Delogu, Alessandra De Matteis, Zoe Del Fante, Federico Manetti, Paola Frati, Vittorio Fineschi   +9 more
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Effect of Topical Application of Breast Milk on Episiotomy Wound Healing: A Quasi-experimental Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Introduction: Many mothers are given an episiotomy during a normal vaginal delivery. There are many alternative interventions used by the community to heal the episiotomy wound.
Anjali Patel, Angelina Makwana, Anjali Tiwari   +2 more
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Unusual Presentations of Birth Related Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Neonatal spinal cord injury is a rare complication of birth trauma by difficult delivery. The typical manifestations are often catastrophic, include decreased or absent movement, loss of reflexes, apnea or periodic breathing, and a lack of response to ...
Chien-Chung Lee, Chien-Chung Lee, I-Jun Chou, Yi-Jung Chang, Ming-Chou Chiang, Ming-Chou Chiang   +5 more
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Transphyseal Injury of Distal Humerus: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis in Neonates [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Distal humeral physeal injury is a rare entity in newborns. Lack of ossific nuclei of the distal humerus in neonates results in a diagnostic dilemma as the injury is radiologically not visible and is often mistaken as elbow dislocation.
Sushma Malik, Samruddhi R. Khopkar, Charusheela Sujit Korday, Shruti sudhir Jadhav, Atul R. Bhaskar   +4 more
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