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. 1996 Nov;78(6):521–525.

The posterior triangle and the painful shoulder: spinal accessory nerve injury.

W W Williams 1, R S Twyman 1, S T Donell 1, R Birch 1
PMCID: PMC2502864  PMID: 8943637

Abstract

Forty-three cases of accessory nerve injury referred to the Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit have been reviewed. Accessory nerve injury results in a characteristic group of symptoms and signs. Referral for treatment is usually delayed, the average time being 11.3 months. Surgical treatment resulted in improvement of symptoms in almost all cases.

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