Obstetric brachial plexus injury

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 380-389

  Thatte, Mukund R ^a   Mehta, Rujuta ^b  

^a BOMBAY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Birth brachial plexus injury; obstetric palsy; primary surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855229441     PISSN: 09700358     EISSN: 1998376X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.90805     Document Type: Review

References (57)

1. Pondaag W, Malessy M, van Dijk JG, Thomeer R. Natural history of obstetric brachial plexus palsy: A systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol 2004;46:138-44. (Pubitemid 38185965)
2. Smellie W. Collection of preternatural cases and observations in Midwifery. Vol 3. London: Wilson and Durham; 1764.
3. Duchenne GB. De l'Electrisation Localisee et de son Application a la Pathologie et a la Therapeutique. 3rd ed. Paris: Bailliere; 1872.
4. Erb WH. Ueber eine eigenthumliche localisation von lahmungen in plexus brachialis. Verh Dtsch Natur Med 1874;2:130.
5. Greenwald AG, Schute PC, Shiveley JL. Brachial plexus birth palsy: A 10- year report on the incidence and prognosis. J Pediatr Orthop 1984;4:689-92. (Pubitemid 15219947)
6. van Ouwerkerk WJ, van der Sluijs JA, Nollet F, Barkhof F, Slooff AC. Management of obstetric brachial plexus lesions: State of the art and future developments. Childs Nerv Syst 2000;16: 638-44.
7. Waters PM. Comparison of the natural history, the outcome of microsurgical repair, and the outcome of operative reconstruction in brachial plexus birth palsy. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1999;81: 649-59. (Pubitemid 29241150)
8. Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Marsden CD. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworth- Heinemann; 1996.
9. Greenberg MS. Handbook of Neurosurgery. 5th ed. New York: Thieme; 2001.
10. Laurent JP, Lee RT. Birth-related upper brachial plexus injuries in infants: Operative and non-operative approaches. J Child Neurol 1994;9:111-7.
11. Painter MJ, Bergman I. Obstetrical trauma to the neonatal central and peripheral nervous system. Semin Perinatol 1982;6:89-104.
12. Shenaq SM, Berzin E, Lee R, Laurent JP, Nath R, Nelson MR. Brachial plexus birth injuries and current management. Clin Plast Surg 1998;25:527-36. (Pubitemid 28496212)
13. Terzis JK, Papakonstantinou KC. Management of obstetric brachial plexus palsy. Hand Clin 1999;15:717-36. (Pubitemid 29496580)
14. Jennett RJ, Tarby TJ, Kreinick CJ. Brachial plexus palsy: An old problem revisited. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992;166:1673-6.
15. Gherman RB, Murphy Goodwin T, Ouzounian JG, Miller DA, Paul RH. Brachial plexus palsy associated with cesarean section: An in utero injury? Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177:1162-4. (Pubitemid 27525376)
16. Koenigsberger MR. Brachial plexus palsy at birth: Intrauterine or due to delivery trauma? Ann Neurol 1980;8:228.
17. Dunn DW, Engle WA. Brachial plexus palsy: Intrauterine onset. Pediatr Neurol 1985;1:367-9. (Pubitemid 17028734)
18. Gilbert M, Nesbitt T, Danielsen B. Associated Factors in 1611 Cases of Brachial Plexus Injury. Obstet Gynecol 1999;93:536-40. (Pubitemid 29147072)
19. Rouse DJ, Owen J, Goldenberg RL, Cliver SP. The effectiveness and costs of elective cesarean delivery for fetal macrosomia diagnosed by ultrasound. JAMA 1996;276:1480-6. (Pubitemid 26398756)
20. Lindsay B. Kolderup LB, Laros RK, Musci TJ, Incidence of persistent birth injury in macrosomic infants: Association with mode of delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177:37-42.
21. Sunderland S. Nerves and Nerve Injuries. London: Churchill Livingstone; 1978.
22. Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, et al. Neurology in clinical practice. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1996.
23. Michelow BJ, Clarke HM, Curtis CG, Zuker RM, Seifu Y, Andrews DF. The natural history of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. Plast Reconstr Surg 1994;93:675-80.
24. Nagano A, Ochiai N, Sugioka H, Hara T, Tsuyama N. Usefulness of myelography in brachial plexus injuries. J Hand Surg Br 1989;14:59-64. (Pubitemid 19081211)
25. Petras AF, Sobel DF, Mani JR, Lucas PR. CT myelography in cervical nerve root avulsion. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1985;9: 275-9. (Pubitemid 15115317)
26. Piatt JH Jr, Hudson AR, Hoffman HJ. Preliminary experiences with brachial plexus exploration in children: Birth injury and vehicular trauma. Neurosurgery 1988;22:715-23
27. Popovich MJ, Taylor FC, Helmer E. MR imaging of birth-related brachial plexus avulsion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1989;10 (Suppl 5):S98. (Pubitemid 19219722)
28. Sherrier RH, Sostman HD. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brachial plexus. J Thorac Imag 1993;8:27-33. (Pubitemid 23144042)
29. Urabe F, Matsuishi T, Kojima K, Abe T, Utsunomiya H, Okudera T. MR imaging of birth brachial palsy in a two-month-old infant. Brain Dev 1991;13:130-1.
30. Vielvoye GJ, Hoffmann CF. Neuroradiological investigations in cervical root avulsion. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1993;95(Suppl):S36-8. (Pubitemid 23091670)
31. Wehrli FW. Fast-scan magnetic resonance: Principles and applications. Magn Reson Q 1990;6:165-236.
32. Gupta RK, Mehta VS, Banerji AK, Jain RK. MR evaluation of brachial plexus injuries. Neuroradiology 1989;31:377-81. (Pubitemid 19280133)
33. Tassin JL. Paralysies obstetricales du plexus brachial: Evolution spontanee, resultats des interventions reparatrices precoces. Thesis. Paris: Universite Paris VII; 1983.
34. Michelow BJ, Clarke HM, Curtis CG, Zuker RM, Seifu Y, Andrews DF. The natural history of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. Plast Reconstr Surg 1994;93:675-81. (Pubitemid 24083641)
35. Clarke HM, Curtis CG. An approach to obstetrical brachial plexus injuries. Hand Clin. 1995;11:563-81.
36. Waters PM. Update on management of pediatric brachial plexus palsy. J Pediatr Orthop 2005;25:116-26. (Pubitemid 40096427)
37. Kennedy R. Suture of the brachial plexus in birth paralysis of the upper extremity. Br Med J 1903;1:98-301.
38. Sever JW. Obstetric paralysis: Its etiology, clinical aspects and treatment, with a report of four hundred and seventy cases. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1916;12:541-7.
39. Wyeth JA, Sharpe W. The field of neurological surgery in a general hospital. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1917;24:29-36.
40. Gilbert A, Tassin JL. Reparation chirurgicale du plexus brachial dans la paralysie bstetricale. Chirurgie 1984;110:70-5. (Pubitemid 14079295)
41. Narakas AO. Obstetrical brachial plexus injuries. In: Lamb DW, editor. The Paralysed Hand. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 1987. p. 116-35.
42. Kawabata H, Masada K, Tsuyuguchi Y. Early microsurgical reconstruction in birth palsy. Clin Orthop 1987;215:233-42. (Pubitemid 17029294)
43. Millessi H. Brachial plexus injuries: Nerve grafting. Clin Orthop 1988;237:43-56.
44. Thatte MR, Agashe M, Rathod C, Lad P, Mehta R. An approach to the supraclavicular and infraclavicular aspects of the brachial plexus.Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg 2011;15:188-97.
45. Oberlin C, Beal D, Leechavengvongs S, Salon A, Dauge MC, Sarcy JJ. Nerve transfer to biceps muscle using a part of ulnar nerve for C5/C6 avulsion of the brachial plexus. Anatomical study and report of 4 cases. J Hand Surg 1994;19:232-7. (Pubitemid 24105112)
46. Leechavengvongs S, Witoonchart K, Uerpairojkit C, Thuvasethakul P. Nerve transfer to deltoid muscle using the nerve to the long head of the triceps, part II: A report of 7 cases. J Hand Surg Am 2003;28:633-8. (Pubitemid 36928882)
47. Malungpaishrope K, Leechavengvongs S, Uerpairojkit C, Witoonchart K, Jitprapaikulsarn S, Chongthammakun S. Nerve transfer to deltoid muscle using the intercostal nerves through the posterior approach: An anatomic study and two case reports. J Hand Surg Am 2007;32:218-24. (Pubitemid 46188391)
48. Gilbert A, Raimondi P. Presentations in Club Narakas meeting Lisbon Mallet, J. Paralysie obstandricale. Revue de Chimrgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de L'Appareil Moteur 2011;58 (Suppl):116.
49. Pagnotta A, Haerle M, Gilbert A. Long-term results on abduction and external rotation of the shoulder after latissimus dorsi transferfor sequelae of obstetric palsy. Clin Orthop Relat R 2004;426:199-205. (Pubitemid 39167130)
50. Thatte MR, Agashe MV, Rao A, Rathod CM, Mehta R. Clinical outcome of shoulder muscle transfer for shoulder deformities in obstetric brachial plexus palsy: A study of 150 cases. Indian J Plast Surg 2011;44:21-8.
51. Raimondi P. Evaluation of results in obstetric brachial plexus palsy: The hand. Presented at the International Meeting on Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy. Heerlen, The Netherlands, 1993.
52. Gilbert A. Whitaker I. Obstetrical brachial plexus lesions, J Hand Surg 1991;16B:489-91.
53. Capek L, Clarke HM, Curtis CG. Neuroma-in-continuity resection: Early outcome in obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998;102:1555-62. (Pubitemid 28468699)
54. Hale HB, Bae DS, Waters PM. Current concepts in the management of brachial plexus birth palsy. J Hand Surg 2010;35A:322-31.
55. Borschel GH, Clarke HM. Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy Plast. Reconstr Surg 2009;124 (Suppl.):144e.
56. Bahm J, Ocampo-Pavez C, Disselhorst-Klug C, Sellhaus B, Weis J. Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy, Treatment Strategy, Long-Term Results, and Prognosis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009;106:83-90.
57. Bae DS, Waters PM, Zurakowski D. Reliability of three classification systems measuring Active motion in brachial plexus birth palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003;85-A:1733-8. (Pubitemid 37129608)