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Erb’s palsy – Who is to blame and what will happen?

Erb’s palsy is initially frightening. The infant’s arm hangs limply from the shoulder with flexion of the wrist and fingers due to weakness of muscles innervated by cervical roots C5 and C6. Risk factors are macrosomia (large baby) and shoulder dystocia. However, Erb’s palsy may occur following cesa...

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Main Authors: Chater, Michael, Camfield, Peter, Camfield, Carol
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Pulsus Group Inc 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724163/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19680484
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