Type III acromioclavicular joint separation associated with late brachial-plexus neurapraxia.
We report the case of a 28-year-old woman who developed signs and symptoms of brachial-plexus neurapraxia eight years after a type III acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation. Stabilization of the AC joint resulted in resolution of the symptoms.
Meislin
R J
RJ
Shoulder Service of the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York 10003.
Zuckerman
J D
JD
Nainzadeh
N
N
D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors