title: Shoulder complications as a cause of delay in rehabilitation of spinal cord injured patients. (Case reports and review of the literature).
abstract: We describe ten patients with spinal cord disease or injury who developed upper extremity and shoulder complications during rehabilitation. These shoulder complications caused delay in rehabilitation. We discuss the aetiology, treatment and management of shoulder complications in spinal patients and in patients with other neurological diseases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000150:complications; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*