Is clavicle Fracture Predictive of the Need for Microsurgery in Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy?
In a large multicenter prospective study, 9% of children presenting with BPBP also sustained a clavicle fracture at birth. The presence of a clavicle fracture did not correlate with the severity of brachial plexus injury. We suggest that in study populations of children with severe enough BPBP to present to a tertiary care center, compared with studies collected in the obstetric population, the presence of a clavicle fracture is neither protective from nerve injury nor predictive of injury severity.
The recombinant adenovirus with antisense MMP2 can effectively inhibit the invasiveness and migratory capacity of HepG2 in vitro and may have potential in treating HCC.