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Bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis: a case report.
BACKGROUND Whereas cases of unilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis have been sufficiently described and discussed in the literature cases of bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis are extremely rare and so far have not been mentioned and discussed satisfactorily. PATIENTS We present a case of bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis in an 8-months-old white boy. We perform...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the arc of forearm pronosupination of patients with sequelae of birth paralysis and correlate with these variables. METHODS 32 children aged between 4 and 14 years with total or partial lesions of the brachial plexus were evaluated; measurements of pronation and supination, active and passive, were made, both on the injured side and the unaffected side. RESULTS A stati...
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BACKGROUND The surgical management of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy can generally be divided into two groups; early reconstructions in which the plexus or affected nerves are addressed and late or palliative reconstructions in which the residual deformities are addressed. Tendon transfers are the mainstay of palliative surgery. Occasionally, surgeons are required to utilise already denervat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Diseases of Children
سال: 1916
ISSN: 0096-8994
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1916.04110180003001