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PARALYSIS OF THE AXILLARY (CIRCUMFLEX) NERVE WITH SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY AFTER SEVEN MONTHS

1936; American Medical Association; Volume: 106; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1936.92770090001012

2376-8118

Sidney Hirsch,

Shoulder Injury and Treatment

The unusual etiology of paralysis of the axillary (circumflex) nerve with the resultant clinical problems prompts me to report this case. The exposed position of the axillary nerve in its winding course around the outer aspect of the humerus makes it particularly liable to injury. It can easily be torn or compressed in fractures of the surgical neck of the humerus or in dislocations of the shoulder joint. Even then total division of the nerve is rare, the sheath retaining its continuity although some of the axis cylinders may have given way. The nerve may easily be contused by blows on the shoulder. If paralysis of the axillary nerve results, it is manifested by the inability to abduct the arm from the side because