Birth Injuries

"Birth Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Mechanical or anoxic trauma incurred by the infant during labor or delivery.

Descriptor ID	D001720
MeSH Number(s)	C16.614.131 C26.141
Concept/Terms	Birth Injuries Birth Injuries Injuries, Birth Birth Injury Injury, Birth

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Diseases [C]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Infant, Newborn, Diseases [C16.614]
Birth Injuries [C16.614.131]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Birth Injuries [C26.141]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Birth Injuries".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Birth Injuries".

Birth Injuries
Paralysis, Obstetric

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Bar chart showing 53 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2017 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	2	4
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	3	0	3
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	2	5
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	3	0	3
2021	4	0	4
2022	2	0	2
2023	2	0	2
2024	3	2	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Birth Injuries" by people in Profiles.

Russo SA, Nice EM, Chafetz RS, Richards JG, Zlotolow DA, Kozin SH. Impact of tendon transfer on scapulothoracic and glenohumeral motion in children with brachial plexus birth injuries. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Apr; 34(4):e227-e238.

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Russo SA, Richardson RT, Nice EM, Chafetz RS, Zlotolow DA, Kozin SH. Changes in Shoulder Rotation Based on Elevation in Children With Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Sep; 50(9):1124.e1-1124.e6.

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Lovette M, Chafetz RS, Russo SA, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA. Shoulder Motion Overestimated by Mallet Scores. J Pediatr Orthop. 2024 Nov-Dec 01; 44(10):e951-e956.

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Krishnan V, Jaganathan S, Choudhary AK, Ou X, Choudhary R, Choudhary A, Na X, Mankad K, Ramakrishnaiah R, Jayappa S. Birth-related subdural hemorrhage in asymptomatic neonates: evolution over time and differentiation from traumatic subdural hemorrhage. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 09; 54(10):1631-1642.

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Zlotolow DA. Brachial plexus birth injuries: a multi-speciality approach. Commentary and opinions. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2024 05; 49(5):645-648.

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Richardson RT, Russo SA, Chafetz RS, Warshauer S, Nice E, Richards JG, Zlotolow DA, Kozin SH. Evaluation of Upper Extremity Reachable Workspace in Children With Brachial Plexus Birth Injury. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 02; 49(2):141-149.

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de Joode SGCJ, Meijer R, Samijo S, Heymans MJLF, Chen N, van Rhijn LW, Schotanus MGM. Long-term functional outcome of secondary shoulder surgery in brachial plexus birth palsy patients. Bone Joint J. 2023 Mar 15; 105-B(4):455-464.

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Richardson RT, Russo SA, Topley MT, Chafetz RS, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA, Richards JG. Assessment of approaches to estimate scapular orientation in children with brachial plexus birth injury. Gait Posture. 2022 10; 98:17-23.

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Koshinski JL, Russo SA, Zlotolow DA. Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: A Review of Neurology Literature Assessing Variability and Current Recommendations. Pediatr Neurol. 2022 11; 136:35-42.

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Richardson RT, Russo SA, Chafetz RS, Warshauer S, Nice E, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA, Richards JG. Reachable workspace with real-time motion capture feedback to quantify upper extremity function: A study on children with brachial plexus birth injury. J Biomech. 2022 02; 132:110939.

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