title: [Brachial plexus injuries in newborn infants].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Barneavdelingen Aker sykehus, Oslo.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rootwelt
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Kjos
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Stiris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whitelaw
mesh_terms: 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