The tone of the shoulder girdle is assessed by taking the baby’s hand and pulling the hand to the opposite shoulder like a scarf. The hand should not go past the shoulder and the elbow should not cross the midline of the chest.

Tone - Scarf Sign The tone of the shoulder girdle is assessed by taking the baby’s hand and pulling the hand to the opposite shoulder like a scarf. The hand should not go past the shoulder and the elbow should not cross the midline of the chest.

Scarf Sign measurement using the Ballard Score. This maneuver tests the passive tone of the flexors about the shoulder girdle. With the infant lying supine, the examiner adjusts the infant's head to the midline and supports the infant's hand across the upper chest with one hand. the thumb of the examiner's other hand is placed on the infant's ...

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scarf sign sign used in Dubowitz scoring (q.v.) to assess developmental age and muscle tone in neonates. The infant's arm is pulled laterally across the chest; in the hypotonic infant, the elbow will cross the midline; in a term infant with normal tone, the elbow will not reach the midline.

2018年8月1日 · In a neurologically appropriate infant, the infant’s hand does not pass the shoulder and the infant’s elbow cannot cross the midline of the chest. The “scarf sign” is defined by the hand reaching past the shoulder, an indication of hypotonia in a full-term infant.

2022年10月12日 · "Scarf sign" assesses the appendicular tone in the shoulders. In this, the infant lies supine, and the hand is pulled across the chest as far as possible before encountering resistance. Usually, infant resistance is encountered when the elbow reaches the midline.

Tone - Scarf Sign The scarf maneuver demonstrates low shoulder girdle tone. The hand actually can be pulled beyond the opposite shoulder and the elbow goes past the midline.

Newborn - Normal 07 - Tone - Scarf Sign: The tone of the shoulder girdle is assessed by taking the baby's hand and pulling the hand to the opposite shoulder like a scarf. The hand should not go past the shoulder and the elbow should not cross the midline of the chest.

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