ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Risk Factors for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.
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- Understanding the long-term clinical effectiveness of L'Episcopo procedure in restoring external rotation & abduction in patients suffering from brachial plexus birth injury: a systematic review & meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Single versus double tendon transfer for improving shoulder function in brachial plexus birth palsy: a meta-analysis of comparative studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of brachial plexus injuries after caesarean birth: challenging delivery?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
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- Brachial plexus birth injury in children and adolescents: A current concepts review.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Risk factors for shoulder dystocia-related brachial plexus injuries: A case-control study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Obstetric brachial plexus injury: risk factors and clinical follow-up results.Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2025Article
- Changes in Glenohumeral Musculoskeletal Development Following Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Review
- Are racial and ethnic disparities in brachial plexus birth injuries explained by known risk factors?Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
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- Current Concepts in Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- The Philadelphia Shriners Hospital Approach to Brachial Plexus Birth Injury.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2023Review
- A retrospective analysis of risk factors for clavicle fractures in newborns with shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus injury: A single-center experience.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2020Article
- A Rare Case of Contralateral Diaphragm Paralysis following Birth Injury with Brachial Plexus Palsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Rare case of a newborn baby with left-sided Erb's palsy and a contralateral/right-sided paralysis of the diaphragm.BMJ case reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
Over the course of decades, the incidence of brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) has increased despite advances in healthcare which would seem to assist in decreasing the rate. The aim of this study is to identify previously unknown risk factors for BPBI and the risk factors with potential to guide preventative measures. A case control study of 52 mothers who had delivered a child with a BPBI injury and 132 mothers who had delivered without BPBI injury was conducted. Univariate, multivariable and logistic regressions identified risk factors and their combinations. The odds of BPBI were 2.5 times higher when oxytocin was used and 3.7 times higher when tachysystole occurred. The odds of BPBI injury are increased when tachysystole and oxytocin occur during the mother's labor. Logistic regression identified a higher risk for BPBI when more than three of the following variables (>30 lbs gained during the pregnancy, stage 2 labor >61.5 min, mother's age >26.4 years, tachysystole, or fetal malpresentation) were present in any combination.
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