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A national study to evaluate trends in the utilization of nerve reconstruction for treatment of neonatal brachial plexus palsy [outcomes article].

Lee L Squitieri, Justin J Steggerda, Lynda J-S LJ Yang, H Myra HM Kim, and Kevin C KC Chung

Plast Reconstr Surg 127(1):277-83 (2011) PMID 21200221

Approximately 4 to 34 percent of infants born with neonatal brachial plexus palsy do not recover spontaneously and require surgery. Despite the increasing availability of microsurgical nerve repair, the authors hypothesize that this condition remains undertreated and that uninsured children and children with public insurance are less likely to receive treatment than those with private insurance.

DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f95c1e
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