Muscular and glenohumeral changes in the shoulder after brachial plexus birth palsy: an MRI study in a rat model

Muscular and glenohumeral changes in the shoulder after brachial plexus birth palsy: an MRI study in a rat model

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Shoulder abnormalities are the major cause of morbidity in upper brachial plexus birth palsy (BPBP). We developed a rat model of upper trunk BPBP and compared our findings to previously reported animal models and to clinical findings...

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Main Authors: Soldado Francisco, Benito-Castillo David, Fontecha Cesar G, Barber Ignasi, Marotta Mario, Haddad Sleiman, Menendez Mariano E, Mascarenhas Vasco V, Kozin Scott H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury
Subjects:
Shoulder anomalies following brachial plexus birth palsy
Shoulder internal rotation contracture
Glenohumeral dysplasia
Erb’s palsy
Online Access:http://www.jbppni.com/content/7/1/9

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