title: Anterior dislocation of shoulder with brachial plexus injury.
abstract: Brachial plexus injury secondary to anterior dislocation of the shoulder is unusual injury. This is a case report of brachial plexus palsy following traumatic anterior dislocation of shoulder. Recovery took 6 months and patient was left with residual shoulder stiffness. A brief review of presentation and management of this condition is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Rustaq Hospital, South Batinah Region, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman. dinesh2003@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dhar
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*