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Physiotherapy treatement of patients with perinatal brachial plexus injury

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Perinatal brachial plexus injury are usually a consequence of shoulder dystocia during childbirth, after the birth of the head there are difficulties with the birth of the shoulders. In this situation, childbirth is stopped and the shoulders of the fetus
Anna Lewandowska, Dorota Ratuszek-Sadowska, Monika Kuczma, Waldemar Kuczma, Mikołaj Kurczewski, Wojciech Hagner   +5 more
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Role of MRI in the diagnosis of adult traumatic and obstetric brachial plexus injury compared to intraoperative findings

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Background Brachial plexus injury occurs following birth trauma or adult trauma as well, surgical repair is important to regain upper limb function, and preoperative evaluation with MRI is important and considered the accurate and safe imaging modality ...
Doria Mohammed Gad, Mostafa Thabet Hussein, Nagham Nabil Mahmoud Omar, Mohamed Mostafa Kotb, Mohamed Abdel-Tawab, Hazem Abu Zeid Yousef   +5 more
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Brachial plexus birth injuries and the association between pre-procedure and post-procedure pediatric outcomes data collection instrument scores and narakas classification

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2020
BACKGROUND: The brachial plexus is a network of nerves exiting the spinal cord through the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth cervical nerves (C5-C8) as well as the first thoracic nerve (T1) to conduct signals for motion and sensation throughout the arm ...
Kendra L. Eckstein, Allison Allgier, Nathan K. Evanson, Andrea Paulson   +3 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

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 ...
Cosmos Yarfi, Cephas Elekusi, Adjoa Nkrumah Banson, Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Nii Korley Kortei, Eric Kwasi Ofori   +5 more
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Outcomes of humeral osteotomies versus soft-tissue procedures in secondary surgical procedures for neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a meta-analysis

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
Secondary surgical procedures can be used in brachial plexus birth injury to correct shoulder movement imbalances. This study compares outcomes of the two secondary surgical procedure types: humeral osteotomies and soft tissue procedures.
Amanda Azer, Dhruv Mendiratta, Anthony Saad, Yajie Duan, Matthew Cedarstrand, Sree Chinta, Aedan Hanna, Dhvani Shihora, Aleksandra McGrath, Aleksandra McGrath, Alice Chu   +10 more
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Neonatal brachial plexus injury: Obstetrical factors and neonatal management

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011
Neonatal brachial plexus injury (BPI) is a birth outcome characterized by injury to the brachial plexus identified after delivery. Though uncommon, its potential occurrence following delivery is concerning for both the delivering clinician as well as the
Shobha H. Mehta, Bernard Gonik
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Spinal Cord Involvement in Brachial Plexus Injury

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2004
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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Clinical significance of cervical MRI in brachial plexus birth injury

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, Tiina Pöyhiä, Antti Sommarhem, Yrjänä Nietosvaara   +3 more
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Obstetric brachial plexus injury

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2011
Obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI), also known as birth brachial plexus injury (BBPI), is unfortunately a rather common injury in newborn children. Incidence varies between 0.15 and 3 per 1000 live births in various series and countries.
Mukund R Thatte, Rujuta Mehta
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Recovery of the Total Birth Brachial Plexus Palsy without Surgical Treatment: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study and Literature Review

Archives of Plastic Surgery
Background Spontaneous recovery of a birth brachial plexus disorder is difficult to predict. Although root avulsion and total plexus injury is indicated for surgical management, early nerve surgery is still doubtful.
Chaiyos Vinitpairot, Surut Jianmongkol
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