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Unilateral axillary nerve palsy following birthing bar use
Author(s) -
Tremolizzo Lucio,
Storti Benedetta,
Ferrarese Carlo,
Appollonio Ildebrando
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13308
Subject(s) - kneeling , medicine , palsy , bar (unit) , neuritis , surgery , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology , physics , meteorology
The present study reports a case of left axillary nerve palsy following kneeling pushing phase using a birthing bar. The palsy eventually resolved; however, neuritis puerperalis has the potential to be highly disabling.