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Trapezius paralysis after minor surgical procedures in the posterior cervical triangle.
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This article is published in Southern Medical Journal.The article was published on 1974-03-01. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Paralysis.read more
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Nerve Injury About the Shoulder in Athletes, Part 2 Long Thoracic Nerve, Spinal Accessory Nerve, Burners/Stingers, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
TL;DR: The current state of knowledge regarding some of the more common nerve injuries seen about the shoulder in athletes, including longThoracic nerve, spinal accessory nerve, burners and stingers, and thoracic outlet syndrome are reviewed.
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Spinal accessory nerve injury.
J M Wiater,Louis U. Bigliani +1 more
TL;DR: Conservative treatment of chronic trapezius paralysis is appropriate for older patients who are sendentary and active and healthy patients in whom 1 year of conservative treatment has failed are candidates for surgical reconstruction.
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Surgical outcomes of 111 spinal accessory nerve injuries.
TL;DR: This retrospective study examines clinical and surgical experience with spinal accessory nerve injuries at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center during a period of 23 years, finding that patients with complete or severe deficits achieved favorable functional outcomes through operative exploration and repair.
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Transfer of the levator scapulae, rhomboid major, and rhomboid minor for paralysis of the trapezius.
TL;DR: The result of the operative procedure was excellent for thirteen patients, satisfactory for six, and unsatisfactory for three, and all but three patients had adequate relief of pain and demonstrable functional improvement.
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Accessory Nerve Function After Surgical Procedures in the Posterior Triangle
TL;DR: The spinal accessory nerve appears to be vulnerable to injury despite careful preservation during surgical dissection, and physiotherapy was effective in restoring a satisfactory, although in many cases an incomplete, return of function.