Risk factors for brachial plexus injury with and without shoulder dystocia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 486-492

  Gurewitsch, Edith D ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth ^b   Hamzehzadeh, Sayeh ^a   Allen, Robert H ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete injury; Erb Duchenne palsy; Fetal acidosis; Klumpke palsy; Mechanism of injury; Neurapraxia; Permanent; Posterior shoulder; Spontaneous injury; Temporary; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; STUDENT T TEST; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBESITY; PARALYSIS, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER;

EID: 31844454268     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.07.071     Document Type: Article

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