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Resumen: Objetivo: Determinar la eficacia del tratamiento quirúrgico mediante neurotización radial en pacientes con diagnóstico de lesión traumática aislada de nervio axilar. Material y métodos: Se presenta una serie de siete casos, seis hombres y una mujer, con promedio de edad de 51.6 años, con diagnóstico de lesión traumática aislada de nervio axilar tratados quirúrgicamente entre Enero 2013 y Diciembre 2016. Todos los pacientes fueron tratados mediante transferencia nerviosa de rama motora radial de la cabeza medial del tríceps, entre el sexto y decimoséptimo mes después del traumatismo, con un seguimiento mínimo de 12 meses. Se evaluó la eficacia del tratamiento mediante la Medical Research Council (MRC) y el cuestionario DASH. Resultados: En el análisis bivariado encontramos diferencias estadísticamente significativas con respecto al grado de mejoría de fuerza de rotación externa y de abducción medido por MRC preoperatoria y postoperatoria (p < 0.05). Los resultados también demostraron una significancia estadística en el rango de movimiento de abducción postoperatorio de hombro (p = 0.01). El cuestionario DASH demostró un porcentaje promedio de discapacidad de 20.29% después de 12 meses de seguimiento. Conclusión: La neurotización radial en pacientes con diagnóstico de lesión traumática aislada de nervio axilar proporciona un excelente grado de mejoría de fuerza de rotación externa y abducción, además de mejorar significativamente el rango de abducción del hombro; también se demostró, mediante cuestionario DASH, que el porcentaje de discapacidad es bajo.
Abstract: Purpose: To determine the efficacy of surgical treatment by radial nerve transfer in patients with a diagnosis of isolated axillary nerve traumatic injury. Material and methods: We present a series of seven cases, six men and one woman, with a mean age of 51.6 years, with a diagnosis of isolated traumatic axillary nerve injury between January 2013 and December 2016. All patients were treated by radial motor branch nerve transfer of the medial triceps head between the sixth and seventeenth months after trauma, with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. The efficacy of the treatment was evaluated by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the DASH questionnaire. Results: In the bivariate analysis we found statistically significant differences regarding the degree of external rotation and abduction strength measured by preoperative and postoperative MRC (p < 0.05). The results also demonstrated a statistical significance in the range of postoperative shoulder abduction movement (p = 0.01). The DASH questionnaire showed an average percentage of disability of 20.29% after 12 months of follow-up. Conclusion: Radial nerve transfer in patients diagnosed with axillary nerve traumatic injury provides an excellent degree of improvement in external rotation and abduction strength, in addition to significantly improving the shoulder abduction range, it was also demonstrated by DASH questionnaire that the percentage disability is low.
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Humans , Male , Female , Brachial Plexus/injuries , Nerve Transfer , Axilla/innervation , Range of Motion, Articular , Treatment Outcome , Middle AgedABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the clinical efficacy of minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis(MIPPO)and open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in treating senile NEER IIproximal humerus fractures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From March 2014 to March 2016, 46 elderly patients with Neer II proximal humerus fractures were retrospectively reviewed. Among them, 20 patients in MIPPO group included 9 males and 11 females with an average age of (70.4±4.4) years old; while 26 patients in ORIF group included 11 males and 15 females with an average age of (70.9±4.0) years old. The length of hospital stay, times of fluoroscopy, beginning time of function rehabilitation, healing time of fracture, Constant Murley score of the shoulder joint at 3, 6, 12 months after operation and complications were observed and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All patients were followed up for 12 to 24 months with an average of 16.8±3.7. The healing time of fracture, beginning time of function rehabilitation in MIPPO group were(13.0±0.8) weeks, (3.0±0.9) days respectively and shorter than those in ORIF group which were (13.8±1.4) weeks and(6.8±1.3) days. The times of fluoroscopy in MIPPO group was 19.2±3.7 and more than that in ORIF group which was 12.1±3.4. At 3 and 6 months after operation, Constant Murley score in MIPPO group were 81.3±3.9, 86.6±5.4 and more than that in ORIF group which were 69.5±6.6, 80.5±6.7. There were no differences between two groups in the length of hospital stay, Constant Murley score at 12 months after operation and grading at the final follow-up. There was one fracture redisplacement in each group. And 1 case of axillary nerve injury in MIPPO group, 2 cases of delayed union in ORIF group. No incision infection, screw loosening or plate break was found.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>MIPPO and ORIF are both effective in treating Neer II proximal humeral fractures. MIPPO technique has the advantages of faster recovery, earlier rehabilitative exercise and better shoulder function. The disadvantages are more exposure to radiationd and the possibility of axillary nerve injure.</p>
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We describe a case of a 23-year-old man who presented with posterior instability of the right shoulder following trauma. Focal neuropathy of the axillary nerve branch to the teres minor muscle was diagnosed electrophysiologically. A shoulder magnetic resonance image revealed fatty atrophy of the teres minor muscle with sparing of the deltoid, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and subscapularis muscles. To our knowledge, this is the first case of selective injury of the branch of the axillary nerve to the teres minor muscle to be described in Korea.
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Humans , Young Adult , Atrophy , Korea , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Muscles , ShoulderABSTRACT
Most of axillary nerve injury develops after dislocation of glenohumeral joint, proximal humeral fracture and direct blow to the deltoid muscle. Some cases in volleyball players and athletes playing contact sports like hockey, football have been reported. But axillary nerve injury after swimming with butterfly stroke has not been reported previously. We experienced a 34 year old female who had weakness in abduction and sensory impairment in lateral aspect of right arm after butterfly stroke. She was transferred from local clinic to our Rehabilitation Department because symptoms were not improved despite conservative treatment. We diagnosed her as axillary nerve injury by typical clinical manifestations and electrodiagnostic study. Additionally, we detected type II superior laburum anterior posterior lesion combined with axillary nerve injury in shoulder magnetic resonance image. We should consider possibility of axillary nerve injury in a patient with shoulder pain and weakness after swimming like butterfly stroke.