What question did this study set out to answer?

To establish a clinical management algorithm for identifying and managing severe axillary nerve injuries secondary to glenohumeral dislocation.

January 3, 2018EFORT Open ReviewsOpen Access

Axillary nerve injury associated with glenohumeral dislocation: A review and algorithm for management

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DADuncan AvisNuffield Orthopaedic Centre DPDominic PowerUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Clinical review reveals a structured triage algorithm for axillary nerve injury following shoulder dislocation, highlighting early referral to maximize functional recovery.

Key Points

To establish a clinical management algorithm for identifying and managing severe axillary nerve injuries secondary to glenohumeral dislocation.
Literature review evaluating axillary nerve injury mechanisms, natural history, and recovery following glenohumeral dislocation.
Synthesized clinical protocols from a regional peripheral nerve injury unit into a standardized diagnostic and referral algorithm.
Most axillary nerve injuries associated with glenohumeral dislocation are low-grade lesions that recover completely without surgical intervention.
High-grade nerve injuries rarely achieve functional recovery spontaneously and require early identification for specialist surgical exploration and reconstruction.

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Avis et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9507a6b1a163ea017688fd https://doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.3.170003

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Clinical review reveals a structured triage algorithm for axillary nerve injury following shoulder dislocation, highlighting early referral to maximize functional recovery.

Axillary nerve injury associated with glenohumeral dislocation: A review and algorithm for management

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Axillary nerve injury associated with glenohumeral dislocation: A review and algorithm for management

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