PHRENIC-NERVE INJURY FOLLOWING STRETCH TRAUMA - CASE-REPORTS

Authors
SNYDER RW KUKORA JS BOTHWELL WN TORRES GR
Citation
Rw. Snyder et al., PHRENIC-NERVE INJURY FOLLOWING STRETCH TRAUMA - CASE-REPORTS, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 36(5), 1994, pp. 734-736
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
734 - 736
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Phrenic nerve injuries from stretch trauma are uncommon. The setting i n which they occur is often associated with more severe or obscuring i njuries. Electrodiagnostic studies are helpful in establishing the pre sence of a phrenic nerve injury and in monitoring recovery as demonstr ated by the two case reports described here. Mechanisms of injury, the anatomic factors associated with phrenic nerve injury, and management are discussed.