A lesion of the musculocutaneous nerve. A rare complication of anterior shoulder dislocation.
A 47-year-old male patient with an anterior shoulder dislocation underwent reduction 3 days later. A residual neurologic injury remained, consisting primarily in weakness of shoulder and elbow flexion and sensory involvement of the ventral side of the forearm. Secondary sequelae included muscle atrophy with a concomitant frozen shoulder. The clinical examination and electromyography revealed a lesion of the musculocutaneous nerve, which is a very rare complication in shoulder dislocation.
Jerosch
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Castro
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Colemont
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009138:Musculocutaneous Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications*