The posterior triangle and the painful shoulder: spinal accessory nerve injury.
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.
Williams
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.
Twyman
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Donell
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Birch
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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