Surgery in obstetric brachial plexus palsy

Brachial Plexus Injury, Brachial Plexus Surgery

Introduction Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy is a traction neural injury sustained during the course of the birth process. The incidence of obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) ranges globally from 0.5 to 2 per 1000 births with the higher numbers in under developed countries. Perinatal risk factors include large birth weight infants with macrosomia, multiparous pregnancies,…