Erb's Palsy

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  • Traction injury of C5, C6 nerve roots, upper trunk
  • paralysis of
    • shoulder
      • abductors
      • lateral rotators
    • elbox
      • flexors
      • supinators

Examination

  • waiter's tip
    • arm internally rotated
    • forearm pronated
    • palm facing backwards
  • sensory loss
    • over deltoid
    • lateral aspect of arm and forearm
  • weakness / wasting
    • deltoid
    • shoulder rotator
    • biceps
    • brachioradialis
  • reflexes
    • absent biceps
    • absent supinator

Causes

  • birth trauma
  • injury
 

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