Prevalence and predisposing factors to birth fractures and brachial plexus injuries seen in a tertiary hospital in Calabar, Nigeria

Prevalence and predisposing factors to birth fractures and brachial plexus injuries seen in a tertiary hospital in Calabar, Nigeria

INTRODUCTION: Birth injuries may occur even with the best standard of care, and even more in the presence of certain fetal, maternal and delivery related factors. In this study we sought to determine the prevalence of birth injuries and investigate the predisposing factors of birth fractures and ner...

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Main Authors: J E Asuquo, I E Abang, S E Urom, C O Anisi, M E Eyong, P U Agweye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
birth injury
trauma
orthopedic related
birth fractures
birth palsy
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2018;volume=27;issue=1;spage=78;epage=83;aulast=Asuquo;type=0

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