Assessment of the motor power in older children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy

M M Al-Qattan

doi:10.1054/jhsb.2002.0831

Assessment of the motor power in older children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy

J Hand Surg Br. 2003 Feb;28(1):46-9. doi: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0831.

Author

M M Al-Qattan¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. moqattan@hotmail.com

PMID: 12531668
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0831

Abstract

The King Saud University (KSU) muscle grading system used for assessing the upper limb in older children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy is presented and compared to other muscle grading systems.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Arm / physiopathology
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / classification*
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / physiopathology*
Child
Humans
Paralysis, Obstetric / classification*
Paralysis, Obstetric / physiopathology*
Range of Motion, Articular