Journal article
Shoulder Subluxation Pain as a Secondary Indication for Trapezius to Deltoid Transfer
Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury, v 13(1), pp E20-E23
01 Jan 2018
PMID: 30607172
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Abstract
Brachial plexus injuries can be debilitating. We have observed that manual reduction of the patients' shoulder subluxation improves their pain and have used this as a second reason to perform the trapezius to deltoid muscle transfer beyond motion. The authors report a series of nine patients who all had significant improvement of pain in the shoulder girdle and a decrease in pain medication use after a trapezius to deltoid muscle transfer. All patients were satisfied with the outcomes and stated that they would undergo the procedure again if offered the option. The rate of major complications was low. The aim is not to describe a new technique, but to elevate a secondary indication to a primary for the trapezius to deltoid transfer beyond improving shoulder function: pain relief from chronic shoulder subluxation.
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- Title
- Shoulder Subluxation Pain as a Secondary Indication for Trapezius to Deltoid Transfer
- Creators
- Andrew I. Elkwood - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionMichael I. Rose - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionMatthew R. Kaufman - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionTushar R. Patel - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionRussell L. Ashinoff - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionAdam Saad - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionLisa F. Schneider - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionEric G. Wimmers - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionHamid Abdollahi - Institute for Advanced ReconstructionDeborah Yu - Institute for Advanced Reconstruction
- Publication Details
- Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury, v 13(1), pp E20-E23
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical Publishers
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000454582600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85059548511
- Other Identifier
- 991021930906704721
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