[Brachial plexus injuries in newborn infants].
39 children with brachial plexus palsy during the period 1/1 1990 30/6 1995 were identified retrospectively. The incidence was 1.8/1,000 (95% confidence interval 1.3-2.5/1,000). Shoulder dystocia was noted in 74%, and 44% were delivered by vacuum or forceps. Mean birth weight was 4,300 g. The outcome is known for all children. Seven children show permanent sequelae; in three of these there is marked loss of function. In the remaining children, normalization occurred within one month in 41%, within three months in 69% and within six months in 83%. Surgical repair is now a treatment option if elbow flexion is still impossible at three months of age.
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D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis