InfantRepairWe present the case of an infant with a gunshot lesion in the brachial plexus. Intraoperative nerve action potential recordings suggested posterior cord neurolysis and medial and lateral cord grafting. After 3 years' follow-up complete recovery of motor and sensory function was seen as ...
In this retrospective case series, we analyzed all brachial plexus injuries recognized at or after delivery between October 2003 and March 2013 (n=78) at a single academic medical institution. Patient, infant, labor and delivery characteristics were compared for women with and without prior vaginal...
In this and other scenarios where the baby’s neck and shoulders are forcefully pulled or unnaturally stretched, the brachial plexus nerves may become stretched, damaged, or pulled completely from the spinal cord. Paralysis and Erb’s palsy are consequences of a brachial plexus injury. Diagnosing ...
When a brachial plexus injury is presumed to be traumatic, the infant needs to be assessed for various other traumatic lesions. Such lesions include cervical spine injury with or without subluxation, facial paralysis, slippage of the capital head of the radius, shoulder subluxation, and unilateral ...
normal.Theparentswerecounseledthatthebrachialplexusinjurywouldfullyresolve.Inpediatricfollow-upat2 months,however,theinfantheldthearmadductedandinternallyrotatedattheshoulder.Hisforearmwas pronated,hiselbowextended,andhiswristandfingerswereflexedinthe“waiter’stip”posture,consistentwith ...
000 newborns will suffer a brachial plexus injury during birth, damaging the bundle of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the shoulders, arms and hands. In the most traumatic cases, even with surgery and physical therapy as an infant, there is no treatment that can guarantee a...
Objective: To present a case of fibrous hamartoma in a late-dried infant presenting as an extensive injury, involving vascular and neural elements of brachial plexus. Methods: Clinical case study and pertinent literature review. Results: Male child, with right axillary irregular tumoral mass, of ...
An approach to obstetrical brachial plexus injuries. The approach of one clinic to the early evaluation of the infant with an obstetrical brachial plexus palsy has been presented. The need for a reproducible ... HM Clarke,CG Curtis - 《Hand Clinics》 被引量: 340发表: 1995年 ...
obstetric brachial plexus palsyErb's palsyKlumpke's palsyErb-Duchenne palsynewborninfantbirth injurynatural historyBrachial plexus injuries (BPI) are usually ... I Denda - 《Advances in Neonatal Care Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses》 被引量: 2发表: 2005年 Obstetric ...
Brachial plexus injuries most often occur during the birthing process (obstetrical brachial plexus injury) as a result of excessive traction or force being applied to the infant's head during delivery. United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc. (organizational spotlight) ...