Management of obstetric brachial plexus palsy.
Hand Clin
; 15(4): 717-36, 1999 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-10563272
OBPP is a disease with deleterious medical, psychological, and socioeconomic sequelae for the patient and his or her family. The majority of patients show acceptable spontaneous recovery with nonoperative management, which includes aggressive physical rehabilitation and electrical stimulation. There are patients with guarded prognosis, however, who have no chance of recovery unless they undergo early aggressive surgical reconstruction of the injured brachial plexus. It is of great importance to diagnose the injury type as early as possible, especially if there is minimal recovery in the early weeks of follow-up. This allows timely reconstruction to take place, earlier than 3 months for global palsy cases and at 3 months in Erb's type lesions, for best functional results.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parálisis Obstétrica
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Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hand Clin
Asunto de la revista:
ORTOPEDIA
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos