My child was diagnosed with Erb’s Palsy. Can this be the result of medical malpractice?
Any excess stress to the baby's neck during delivery may result in injuries to a child's nerves. This can result in paralysis of the arm, causing it to be limp or dysfunctional. Injuries such as these are classified by severity. Avulsion rupture is when the nerves are torn away at the area of the spine. Neuroma is when the nerves are torn, but during the healing process, scar tissue has formed. This can result in the disabling of the arm. A rupture occurs when the nerves tear at other locations.

Please see our Causes of Erb's Palsy page for more information.

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