tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " Comparison of visual and objective quantification of elbow and shoulder movement in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí yhọc Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Comparison of visual and objective quantification of elbow and shoulder movement in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy. | BioMed Central Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury Research article Open Access Comparison of visual and objective quantification of elbow and shoulder movement in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy Andrea E Bialocerkowski and Mary Galea Address Rehabilitation Sciences Research Centre School of Physiotherapy The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia Email Andrea E Bialocerkowski - aebial@ Mary Galea - Corresponding author Published 01 December 2006 Received 23 June 2006 Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2006 1 5 doi 1749-7221-1- Accepted 01 December 2006 5 This article is available from http content 1 1 5 2006 Bialocerkowski and Galea licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The Active Movement Scale is a frequently used outcome measure for children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy OBPP . Clinicians observe upper limb movements while the child is playing and quantify them on an 8 point scale. This scale has acceptable reliability however it is not known whether it accurately depicts the movements observed. In this study therapist-rated Active Movement Scale grades were compared with objectively-quantified range of elbow flexion and extension and shoulder abduction and flexion in children with OBPP. These movements were chosen as they primarily assess the C5 C6 and C7 nerve roots the most frequently involved in OBPP. Objective quantification of elbow and shoulder movements was undertaken by twodimensional motion analysis using the v-scope. Methods Young children diagnosed with OBPP were recruited from the Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne Australia Brachial Plexus registry. They