Table 3.
Injury to particular nerves in the studied patient group.
| Nerve | No. of injured nerves (%) | No. of SNI∗ (%) | GHD + GTF (as SNI∗) |
GHD + RCT (as SNI∗) |
GHD + HF (as SNI∗) |
GHD + accomp. inj/isolated GHD (as SNI∗) | Mean age∗∗ in SNI∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axillary | 54 (24,7%) | 17 (7,7%) | 19 (4) | 6 (4) | 3 (1) | 28/26 (9/8) | 44 y and 11 m |
| Ulnar | 51 (23,3%) | 4 (1,8%) | 17 (1) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 20/31 (1/3) | 37 y and 11 m |
| Median | 48 (21,9%) | 1 (0,5%) | 18 (0) | 3 (0) | 1 (1) | 22/26 (1/0) | 43 y and 6 m |
| Radial | 45 (20,6%) | 0 | 18 (0) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 23/22 (0/0) | - |
| Musculocutaneous | 21 (9,5%) | 0 | 11 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 13/8 (0/0) | - |
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| Total | 219 (100%) | 22 (10%) | 83 (5) | 16 (4) | 7 (2) | 106/113 (11/11) | |
∗SNI: single nerve injury. ∗∗Mean age for all patients with single nerve injuries: 43 y and 7 m; all patients with multiple nerve injuries: 52 y and 11 m; and all patients: 50 y and 1 m; No.: number; GHD: glenohumeral dislocation; GTF: fracture of the greater tuberosity of humerus; RCT: rotator cuff tear; HF: humeral fracture; accomp.: accompanying; inj: injury; y: years; m: months.