Neonatal brachial plexus injury: Obstetrical factors and neonatal management

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-118

  Mehta, Shobha H ^a,b   Gonik, Bernard ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonatal brachial plexus injury; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MYELOGRAPHY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80155186185     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-2011-0164     Document Type: Article

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