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Chapter 10 - Shoulder Dystocia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

Swati Jha
Affiliation:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Eloise Power
Affiliation:
Sergeants’ Inn, London
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Summary

C sustained a severe brachial plexus injury which resulted in him being left with a permanent disability in spite of corrective surgery.

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Lessons from Medicolegal Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving Clinical Practice
, pp. 127 - 138
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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