Anatomical study of the brachial plexus in human fetuses and its relation with neonatal upper limb paralysis

ABSTRACT Objective To study the anatomy of the brachial plexus in fetuses and to evaluate differences in morphology during evolution, or to find anatomical situations that can be identified as the cause of obstetric paralysis. Methods Nine fetuses (12 to 30 weeks of gestation) stored in formalin...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha, Amanda Aparecida Magnusson Dias, Jacqueline Mendes de Brito, Cristiane da Silva Cruz, Samantha Ketelyn Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100228&tlng=pt