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Relationship of age and type of obstetric brachial plexus paralysis in forearm pronosupination Paper developed at Hospital da Irmandade da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To evaluate the arc of forearm pronosupination of patients with sequelae of birth paralysis and correlate with these variables.

Methods:

32 children aged between 4 and 14 years with total or partial lesions of the , brachial plexus were evaluated; measurements of pronation and supination, active and passive, were made, both on the injured side and the unaffected side.

Results:

A statistically significant difference was observed between the injured side and the normal side, but there was no difference between the groups regarding age or type of injury.

Conclusion:

The age and type of injury did not impact on the limitation of the forearm pronosupination in children with sequelae of birth paralysis.

Keywords:
Brachial plexus; Obstetric paralysis; Supination; Forearm

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