Newborn Nursery at LPCH

Erb's Palsy

photo by Juin Kong, MD

This is another example of Erb's palsy. In this case, the infant's right arm is affected. When assessing movement of the extremity, look for movement, function, and strength of all three major joints (shoulder, elbow and wrist) as well as the hand grasp.

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