Research article
Surgical fasciectomy of the trapezius muscle combined with neurolysis of the Spinal accessory nerve; results and long-term follow-up in 30 consecutive cases of refractory chronic whiplash syndrome
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* Corresponding author: N Ake Nystrom anystrom@unmc.edu
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
2 Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
3 Arizona Center for Hand Surgery, Phoenix, AZ, USA
4 Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR, USA
5 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2010, 5:7 doi:10.1186/1749-7221-5-7
Published: 7 April 2010Additional files
Pre-operative shoulder function. Video documentation of shoulder range of motion before surgery. Limited range of motion in right shoulder prior to surgery, in a patient with 10-year history of chronic whiplash from a motor vehicle crash.
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Patient feed-back during surgery. Video documentation of surgical procedure. Functional progress during neurolysis of spinal accessory nerve and trapezius fasciectomy. The unanesthetized patient cooperates actively and provides guidance to the surgical team.
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Post-operative shoulder function. Post-operative status. Video documentation of range of motion in right shoulder one day after trapezius fasciectomy and neurolysis of spinal accessory nerve.
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