Tyler Theroux came into the world with a brachial plexus birth injury that kept his left arm dysfunctional and contorted in pain. As a child, he couldn't engage in playground activities like the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel, composite score based on MRI findings may aid in surgical decision-making for patients with brachial ...

The Florida Department of Health has filed an administrative complaint against Wesley Chapel midwife Sizzly Auer after a ...

Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients ...

After extensive research, investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have developed the first-ever patient questionnaire to measure the physical and emotional impact of brachial plexus injury ...

Has there been any change in the percentage of injuries that are severe enough to require intervention? I don't think that anyone knows the answer. Anecdotally, I haven't really seen a substantial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with brachial plexus injuries who underwent amputation had decreased mechanical pain, increased ...

Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury happens in about 1 to 4 out of every 1,000 births and is when the nerves in the baby's shoulder, arm and hand are stretched out during the delivery. It causes the baby ...

Brachial plexus injuries are typically caused by traction of the arm at birth and by road traffic accidents. They result in loss of sensation and movement in all or part of the arm and can be ...

Typically, this injury occurs in a larger baby, with a weight of 10 lb or more. These infants are often born to a mother who is postdates or has gestational diabetes. Most women are primiparous, ...