Severe obstetric brachial plexus palsies can be identified at one month of age.

<h4>Objective</h4>To establish whether severe obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) can be identified reliably at or before three months of age.<h4>Methods</h4>Severe OBPP was defined as neurotmesis or avulsion of spinal nerves C5 and C6 irrespective of additional C7-T1 lesi...

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Main Authors: Martijn J A Malessy, Willem Pondaag, Lynda J-S Yang, Sonja M Hofstede-Buitenhuis, Saskia le Cessie, J Gert van Dijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22043309/pdf/?tool=EBI