RECOVERY OF SHOULDER MOVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLETE AXILLARY NERVE PALSY

Authors
PALMER SH ROSS AC
Citation
Sh. Palmer et Ac. Ross, RECOVERY OF SHOULDER MOVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLETE AXILLARY NERVE PALSY, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 80(6), 1998, pp. 413-415
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358843
Volume
80
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
413 - 415
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(1998)80:6<413:ROSMIP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Classical anatomical teaching suggests that the deltoid muscle is the main abductor of the shoulder. We present three cases of proven comple te paralysis of the deltoid with an almost full range of movement of t he shoulder owing to the compensatory action of accessory muscles. The mechanisms by which this occurs are described.