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Obstetric brachial plexus injury
OBJECTIVES To assess the basic knowledge on obstetric brachial plexus injury among obstetricians, pediatricians, and physio-/occupational therapists in major hospitals in Riyadh. We aimed to identify if inadequate knowledge is the reason behind delayed referrals to the Hand Clinic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted at 5 major hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Ara...
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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 and the risk factors with potential to guide preventative measures. A case control study of 52 mothers who had delivered a child with a BPBI i...
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Corresponding author: Mi Ja Yun, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Medical Center, 243, Eulji-ro, Junggu, Seoul 100-799, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2260-4746, Fax: 82-2-2262-4766, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0031-9023,1538-6724
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130487