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Brachial plexus birth injuries cause diminished motor function in the upper extremity. The most common sequel is internal rotation contracture. A number of these patients also suffer from cocontractions, preventing the use of an otherwise good passive ...
Sköld, Mattias K., +7 more
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Brachial Plexus Injury: Recent Diagnosis and Management [PDF]
Brachial plexus injury is known to be one of the most serious upper limb injuries, causes paralysis of the upper limbs and changes in activity of daily living, with the consequence disruption of activity of daily living, socio-economic problems ...
Tito Sumarwoto +20 more
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Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries
The results of early neurosurgical treatment of 58 infants with various types of brachial plexus birth injury have been compared with non-surgical intervention in 91 patients followed by a multidisciplinary team at the Brachial Plexus Program, Miami ...
J Gordon Millichap, Millichap, J. Gordon
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Abstract Background Approximately one in four first‐time mothers reach the second stage of labor but cannot have a spontaneous vaginal birth, necessitating an intervention such as forceps to facilitate birth. Objective This study synthesizes evidence comparing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and neonatal morbidity or mortality (SNMM) following forceps ...
Irina I. Oltean +2 more
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Predicted probability of psychotropic drug use in adolescents by individualized household income, gender and Brachial Plexus Birth Injury (BPBI).
Raquel Perez Vicente (4989839) +3 more
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The Predictive Accuracy of Prenatal Ultrasound for Macrosomia—A Retrospective Cohort Study
Third‐trimester fetal weight estimation has limited predictive accuracy for neonatal macrosomia (low sensitivity and PPV) but may influence clinical decisions as it is strongly associated with labor induction. Prenatal macrosomia diagnosis should therefore be cautiously interpreted. ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of third‐
Isabella Abati +6 more
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Abstract Introduction Posterior shoulder subluxation and glenohumeral dysplasia are known secondary complications of birth brachial plexus palsies (BBPP) that contribute to functional limitations. The prevalence of shoulder subluxation in infants with BBPP and the timeline of when subluxation occurs in the first year of life remain unclear, with prior ...
Gabrielle Goodlin +5 more
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Clinical significance of cervical MRI in brachial plexus birth injury [PDF]
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.
Nietosvaara, Yrjänä +7 more
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In 2015 the World Health Assembly (WHO), based on recommendations by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, passed resolution (68:15) on strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia as a component of universal health coverage. However, children's surgery was not adequately represented and in response, the Global Initiative for ...
Arpita Biswangree +121 more
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Spinal Cord Involvement in Brachial Plexus Injury
The role of spinal cord plasticity after birth injury and recovery from obstetric brachial plexus lesions was investigated in newborn rats with selective crush injury to spinal roots C5 and C6, in a study at University Clinics of Vienna School of ...
J Gordon Millichap
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