About one in 1,000 children are born with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI), upper extremity weakness or paralysis ...

Approximately 1% of adults involved in major trauma sustain a brachial plexus injury (BPI) (1) which cause disability (2, 3), pain (4), psychological morbidity (5) and impaired quality of life (2, 3).

The male patient, who was brought to HOSMAT Hospital’s emergency department with a history of a workplace injury, had suffered a traumatic amputation at the mid hand (metacarpal) level.

The only "no" vote in committee was Sen. Fred Love (D-Little Rock), who said he supported every piece of the bill except ...

While New Orleans prepares for the excitement of the big game, it’s important to remember that sports injuries aren’t limited to the professionals. High school athletes, weekend warriors, and generall ...

As an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon and chairman at Inova Sports Medicine, Dr. Robin West is no stranger to sports-related injuries. She understands that developing an effective game plan to ...

A brachial plexus injury is a birth injury commonly caused by medical malpractice or negligence. This can lead to many long-term problems, including Erb’s palsy or weakness in the shoulder, arm, and ...

Malik and Benzon reviewed the recent literature (six prospective controlled trials, five retrospective trials), which included studies for cervicogenic headaches, cervical brachial neuropathy and ...

Johns Hopkins experts are renowned for surgical treatment of brachial plexus injuries. Our team is skilled in assessing each patient and determining if and when surgery is appropriate. You will ...

For head and neck, [it] has a lot less real estate than the extremities, so sometimes you can run into problems with it running into the brachial plexus or starting to get into the airway or throat, ...

Infant complications include fractures of the clavicle and humerus, brachial plexus injury, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and death.1–3 Shoulder dystocia and its complications are common ...