Open AccessValue of shoulder US compared to MRI in infants with obstetric brachial plexus paralysis
Author(s) -
Altan Güneş,
Ekim Gümeler,
Ayça Akgöz,
Akın Üzümcügil,
Fatma Bilge Ergen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diagnostic and interventional radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1305-3612
pISSN - 1305-3825
DOI - 10.5152/dir.2021.19642
Subject(s) - medicine , physical examination , magnetic resonance imaging , gold standard (test) , brachial plexus , ultrasound , prospective cohort study , radiology , nuclear medicine , surgery
Children with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) may eventually develop glenohumeral instability due to development of unbalanced muscular strength. Our major goal in this study is to compare the accuracy of physical examination and ultrasonography (US) in determination of glenohumeral instability in infants with BPBI compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a gold standard, and to investigate the role and value of US as a screening modality for assessing glenohumeral instability.