Abduction in internal rotation: A test for the diagnosis of axillary nerve palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2017-2023

  Bertelli, Jayme Augusto ^a   Ghizoni, Marcos Flávio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abduction in internal rotation test; Axillary nerve; Axillary nerve palsy; Nerve graft

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ABDUCTION IN INTERNAL ROTATION TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY NERVE PARALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER; AXILLA; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY; INNERVATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AXILLA; BIOMECHANICS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 84859257427     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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