Effect of operative vaginal delivery on the outcome of permanent brachial plexus injury

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 692-696

  Poggi, Sarah H ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a   Allen, Robert H ^a   Pezzullo, John C ^a   Rosenbaum, Ted C ^a   Spong, Catherine Y ^a  

^a 3PHC ^*

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Delivery; Dystocia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; PREGNANCY; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL;

EID: 0141569385     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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