Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4069385 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Klumpke palsy has yet to be clearly documented in the newborn, because previous reports lack any description of the obstetrical history, clinical progression, or outcome. Based on a high incidence of breach presentation in the few clinical series that report Klumpke palsy, hyperabduction with arm overhead during delivery has been the presumed mechanism. We report a child with isolated lower brachial plexus palsy and Horner syndrome who presented at birth with a vertex compound arm presentation. Recognition of this condition and details of the clinical progression and outcome are important, because guidelines for management are currently not available.
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Authors
Edward P. Buchanan, Randal Richardson, Raymond Tse,