Intermittent axillary nerve palsy caused by a humeral exostosis.
We report an uncommon case of intermittent axillary nerve palsy caused by a humeral exostosis in an 11-year-old boy. After excision of the cartilagenous exostosis of the proximal end of the left humerus, the pre-operative symptoms of axillary nerve compression were alleviated.
Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, St. Josef Hospitals, Heidbergweg, Essen-Kupferdreh, Germany.
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Steffens
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Koob
D001365:Axilla / Q000294:innervation*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*