title: The posterior triangle and the painful shoulder: spinal accessory nerve injury.
abstract: Forty-three cases of accessory nerve injury referred to the Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit have been reviewed. Accessory nerve injury results in a characteristic group of symptoms and signs. Referral for treatment is usually delayed, the average time being 11.3 months. Surgical treatment resulted in improvement of symptoms in almost all cases.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Twyman
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Donell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birch
mesh_terms: D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D061227:Accessory Nerve Injuries; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012785:Shoulder Joint; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome