Type III acromioclavicular joint separation associated with late brachial-plexus neurapraxia

R J Meislin; J D Zuckerman; N Nainzadeh

doi:10.1097/00005131-199209000-00017

Type III acromioclavicular joint separation associated with late brachial-plexus neurapraxia

J Orthop Trauma. 1992;6(3):370-2. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199209000-00017.

Authors

R J Meislin¹, J D Zuckerman, N Nainzadeh

Affiliation

¹ Shoulder Service of the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York 10003.

PMID: 1328568
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199209000-00017

Abstract

We report the case of a 28-year-old woman who developed signs and symptoms of brachial-plexus neurapraxia eight years after a type III acromioclavicular (AC) joint separation. Stabilization of the AC joint resulted in resolution of the symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acromioclavicular Joint / injuries*
Adult
Brachial Plexus / injuries*
Brachial Plexus / physiopathology
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Female
Humans
Joint Dislocations / complications*
Joint Dislocations / therapy
Neural Conduction*
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
Time Factors