Question

An infant is born in the breech position, and assessment indicates the presence of erb palsy (erb-duchenne paralysis). which clinical manifestation supports this conclusion?

Answer 1

The clinical manifestation which supports this conclusion is that an injury to the brachial plexus which happens during birth. Erb is termed as a paralysis of the arm which is caused by an injury on upper arm's main nerves to be specifically the C5-C6 nerves.
It arrives most commonly on shoulder dystocia when there is a difficult birth. This paralysis can resolve on its own depending on nature of the damage.