Discussions About Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injuries.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.hcl.2022.02.006.
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Abstract
Although patients with obstetric brachial plexus injuries (OBPI) have been recognized and treated for greater than 100 years there is much that is not understood or is mis-understood. I address 6 areas for discussion: the cause of OBPI and whether it matters to nerve surgeons; the value of the Narakas grading; whether surgeons should perform primary nerve surgery, especially in patients with incomplete OBPI; the cause and treatment of shoulder tightness; the cause and treatment of elbow contracture; and whether patients with OBPI need surgery in adulthood.
Medical subject headings
- Birth Injuries
- Brachial Plexus
- Brachial Plexus Neuropathies
- Contracture
Anatomy
- shoulder