July 1, 1991Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Persistent Brachial Plexus Birth Palsies

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Population

64 patients with 66 persistent brachial plexus palsies caused by birth trauma

Design

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Authors

AJArlon H. JahnkeUniversity of California, San Francisco DBDavid F. BovillUniversity of California, San Francisco HMH. Relton McCarrollTexas Woman's University

Discussion

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Implication

Clinicians should anticipate incomplete resolution and type shifts with prolonged monitoring; Level 5 data leaves open predictors and intervention timing.

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Population

64 patients with 66 persistent brachial plexus palsies caused by birth trauma

Outcome

Distribution of palsies at final follow-up and time to resolution or plateau

Persistent brachial plexus birth palsies rarely resolve completely, with the distribution of palsy types shifting over time.

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Jahnke et al. (1991) studied this question.

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Implication

Clinicians should anticipate incomplete resolution and type shifts with prolonged monitoring; Level 5 data leaves open predictors and intervention timing.

Persistent Brachial Plexus Birth Palsies

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Implication

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Persistent Brachial Plexus Birth Palsies

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Implication

Structured PICO

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