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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty obstetrical brachial plexus palsies involving the upper roots were retrospectively reviewed. There were 20 C5-C6 palsies and ten C5-C6-C7 palsies in which recovery of C7 occurred by the end of the first month. Recovery of elbow flexion at 3 months, C7 involvement and high birthweight were the best early predictors of outcome, but all were unreliable when used separately. In combination, recovery of elbow flexion and birthweight predicted the final outcome reasonably satisfactorily, particularly when elbow flexion at 9 months, and not 3 months was considered (risk of error = 13%). Brachial plexus reconstruction may therefore be justified when there was initial C7 involvement associated with increased birthweight and poor elbow flexion at 6-9 months.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 The British Society for Surgery of the Hand.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Birth Weight, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Brachial Plexus, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Cervical Vertebrae, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Child, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Elbow Joint, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Paralysis, Obstetric, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Recovery of Function, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11895338-Spinal Nerve Roots
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. Prediction of outcome in upper root injuries.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital des Enfants, Toulouse, France. inehme@club-internet.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article