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BME News Highlights
Student HighlightsFebruary 27, 2007 BME student, Tara Johnson, is awarded first place abstract awardTara Johnson, Vanessa Lapointe, Edith Gurewitsch, and Robert Allen were awarded First Place Winner of Research Abstract Award in the Technology/Operations Category at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (an conference hosted by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare). The abstract is titled "Effect of Traction on the Head During Vaginal Delivery on Brachial
Plexus Strain."(64).
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OBJECTIVE: Previous simulations have shown the effect of traction during delivery on brachial plexus (BP) strain modeled as a single element. We sought to determine the effect of head angle and traction force on BP strain, specifically at Erb's point and the posterior cord (PC) in a multi-“filament” 3D model of the BP.
RESULTS: As shown in the table, increasing traction force magnitude significantly increases strain at Erb’s point (table) and PC (not shown), regardless of angle of delivery. The effect of magnitude and direction of force is significant at all traction force levels.
CONCLUSION: BP strain can be minimized at Erb’s point and the PC by aligning the fetal head with the trunk and reducing traction during delivery.
*Referenced abstract is number 64.
Posted: February 27, 2007
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