Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Erb's palsy (Erb-Duchenne palsy)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Most common obstetric brachial plexus injury - damage to the upper trunk at C5/C6 (sometimes C7)
- Caused by excessive lateral traction on the neck during delivery, classically in shoulder dystocia
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