POSSIBLE CAUSES OF BIRTH-RELATED BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY
- Authors: Khusainov N.O.1, Oreshkov A.B.1
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Affiliations:
- G.I. Turner Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: No 5 (2015)
- Pages: 15-18
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0300-9092/article/view/247364
- ID: 247364
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Abstract
Objective. To cover the data available in the literature describing the causes and mechanism for the development of birth-related brachial plexus injury in the absence of a complication, such as fetal shoulder dystocia. Material and methods. Twenty-seven literary sources were found and analyzed using the medical search systems PubMed, Cochrane, Sage, and Wiley Online. Results. The literature describes a large number of cases of labor palsies in the absence of risk factors, birth complications, and obstetric care. The possible mechanisms of the injury are theoretically sound. Conclusion. The occurrence of birth-related brachial plexus injury is frequently unassociated with the development of shoulder dystocia and with obstetricians’ actions. There are a number of other causes. The development of brachial plexus injury in these cases is distinct in its mechanism; the clinical picture may commonly vary. There is no correlation with risk factors.
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About the authors
Nikita Olegovich Khusainov
G.I. Turner Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics, Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: nikita_husainov@mail.ru
postgraduate student Saint Petersburg 196603, Parkovaya str. 64-68, Russia
Anatoly Borisovich Oreshkov
G.I. Turner Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics, Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: anatoly.oreshkov@turner.ru
MD, senior researcher Saint Petersburg 196603, Parkovaya str. 64-68, Russia
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