In vivo biomechanical responses of neonatal brachial plexus when subjected to stretch.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) results from over-stretching of the neonatal brachial plexus during complicated birthing scenarios. The lack of information on the biomechanical response of the neonatal brachial plexus complex when subjected to stretch limits our understanding of the NBPP injury mechanism. This study aims to fill that critical gap by using a neonatal piglet animal model and providing the in vivo biomechanical properties of the neonatal brachial plexus complex when subjected to stretch. Forty-seven brachial plexus levels (identified by the four brachial plexus terminal nerve branches namely musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, and radial), obtained from 16 neonatal Yorkshire piglets (3-5 days old), were subjected to stretch-induced failure. The average maximum load and cor

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468090 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature