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Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy : The Mallet Grading System for Shoulder Function—Revisited
Joint Authors
El-Sayed, A. A. F.
al-Qattan, Mohammad M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Mallet grading system is a commonly used functional scoring system to assess shoulder abduction/external rotation deficits in children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy.
One feature of the Mallet score is that each grade is translated into certain degrees of deficiencies in both shoulder abduction and external rotation.
The aim of the current study is to investigate the percentage of children in which the Mallet score could not be applied because of a discrepancy between the deficiency of shoulder abduction and shoulder external rotation.
The study group included 50 consecutive unoperated older children (over 5 years of age) with Erb’s palsy and deficits in shoulder movements.
The Mallet score could be applied in 40 cases (80%).
In the remaining 10 cases (20%), the Mallet score could not be applied either because shoulder abduction had a better grade than the grade of shoulder external rotation (n=7) or vice versa (n=3).
It was concluded that documenting the deficits in shoulder abduction and external rotation are best done separately and this can be accomplished by using other grading systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Qattan, Mohammad M.& El-Sayed, A. A. F.. 2014. Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy : The Mallet Grading System for Shoulder Function—Revisited. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468985
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Qattan, Mohammad M.& El-Sayed, A. A. F.. Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy : The Mallet Grading System for Shoulder Function—Revisited. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468985
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Qattan, Mohammad M.& El-Sayed, A. A. F.. Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy : The Mallet Grading System for Shoulder Function—Revisited. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468985
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468985