The abducted arm as a sign of ruptured cervical disc.
A helpful clinical sign of ruptured cervical disc is pain relief upon arm abduction. When the disease process is spondylosis with foraminal stenosis, changing arm position does not relieve pain. Anatomical considerations are discussed.
Department of Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri at Kansas City.
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Beatty
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Fowler
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Hanson
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology