Risk Factors for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury [PDF]
Children, 2018 Over the course of decades, the incidence of brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) has increased despite advances in healthcare which would seem to assist in decreasing the rate. The aim of this study is to identify previously unknown risk factors for BPBI
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Clinical significance of cervical MRI in brachial plexus birth injury [PDF]
Acta Orthopaedica, 2019 Background and purpose — Patient selection for nerve surgery in brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) is difficult. Decision to operate is mostly based on clinical findings. We assessed whether MRI improves patient selection.
Petra Grahn +3 more
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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.
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A systematic review of brachial plexus injuries after caesarean birth: challenging delivery? [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023 Background Caesarean section (CS) is widely perceived as protective against obstetric brachial plexus injury (BPI), but few studies acknowledge the factors associated with such injury. The objectives of this study were therefore to aggregate cases of BPI
Shireen Jaufuraully +4 more
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Prevalence and predisposing factors of brachial plexus birth palsy in a Regional hospital in Ghana: A five year retrospective study [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Brachial plexus birth (BPB) injury is one of the challenges associated with maternal delivery, with varying prevalence between countries. BPB injury poses negative health implications to children and also has socio-economic implications on ...
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Elucidating children's understanding of brachial plexus birth injury. [PDF]
J Child Health Care, 2023 Facilitating children’s understanding of their medical condition can improve health outcomes and psychosocial well-being. To inform how medical information is delivered, an interpretive qualitative approach was used to explore children’s understanding of their brachial plexus birth injury.
Goldsand M, Lai K, Davidge K, Ho ES.
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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 ScandinavicaIntroduction 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.
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Permanent Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Helsinki Shoulder Protocol. [PDF]
Semin Plast Surg, 2023 AbstractPassive shoulder exercises from birth and ultrasound screening from 3 to 12 months. Botox is given to shoulder internal rotators and a bracing commenced, if alpha-angle exceeds 30°, or passive shoulder external rotation is below 70 degrees. Plexus reconstruction is recommended to children with root avulsion(s) on magnetic resonance imaging or 3-
Grahn P, Pöyhiä T, Nietosvaara Y.
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Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: Trends in Early Surgical Intervention over the Last Three Decades [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. Early surgical management of brachial plexus birth injury has advanced owing to targeted surgical techniques and increases in specialty-centers and multi-institutional collaboration. This study seeks to determine trends in the early surgical
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Mid-Term Outcome after Selective Neurotization of the Infraspinatus Muscle in Patients with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020 Background:. Active shoulder external rotation in adduction can be restored by selective neurotization of the infraspinatus muscle with the spinal accessory nerve in select patients with brachial plexus birth injury.
Petra M. Grahn, MD +3 more
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