Abstract
Objective: The study was aimed to identify the risk factors for obstetrical brachial plexus palsy (OBPP). Patients and Methods: A retrospective case–control study was designed. A comparison was performed between cases of brachial plexus paralysis (n = 32), with controls without brachial plexus paralysis (n = 30) randomly selected from physical rehabilitation medicine examination. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS Package. Results: Independent risk factors for brachial plexus paralysis were macrosomia (birth weight 4000 g; odds ratio [OR] = 12.353; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.510–60.802, P
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