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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

葉爾氏麻痺因及預後之探討

Abstract

This study was carried out on 67 children with obstetric palsy in the Department of physical Medicine and Rehabilition of the National Taiwan. University. It revealed that birth weight of more than 3500 gm would have higher prevalence of the palsy. There was no significant evidence to support the palsy had any relationship to patient's sex, presentation, parity, mode of delivery and lateralization of the lesion.The follow up intervals ranged from 3 months to 6 years, with the mean 2 years and 3 months. The recovery rate of these children was rather satisfactory. One year after the injury the ratio between functional and non-functional was 36.3%:63.6% In the second year it was 46.7%:53.5% and the third year was 68.2%:31.8%. This meant that three years later, two thirds of the Erb's palsy could achieve good recovery. The recovery pattern did not show any relation with the severity of muscle weakness at birth. This study also concluded that sensory integration training on the affected arm should be performed as early as possible to facilitate the development of body image.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

67

Last Page

72

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