Open AccessPerinatal brachial plexus palsy
Author(s) -
John Andersen,
Joe Watt,
Jaret Olson,
John Van Aerde
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/11.2.93
Subject(s) - medicine , shoulder dystocia , brachial plexus , palsy , randomized controlled trial , natural history , birth injury , cochrane library , brachial plexus injury , cinahl , pregnancy , paralysis , surgery , pediatrics , psychological intervention , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry , biology
Perinatal brachial plexus palsy (PBPP) is a flaccid paralysis of the arm at birth that affects different nerves of the brachial plexus supplied by C5 to T1 in 0.42 to 5.1 infants per 1000 live births.
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