Analysis of Patient-Dependent and Trauma-Dependent Risk Factors for Persistent Brachial Plexus Injury after Shoulder Dislocation

Table 4

Frequency and combination of nerve lesions in isolated dislocations and in combination with GTF, RCT, and HF (no. of cases).

Initial trauma	Single nerve injury	Multiple-nerve injury (2–4 nerves)	Complete brachial plexus palsy (5 nerves)
Isolated dislocation	11 (A-8, U-3)	21	8
Dislocation + accomp. injury	11 (A-9, M-1, U-1)	10	12
Dislocation + GTF	5 (A-4, U-1)	6	11
Dislocation + RCT	4 (A-4)	2	1
Dislocation + HF	2 (A-1, M-1)	2	0

GTF: fracture of the greater tuberosity of humerus; RCT: rotator cuff tear; HF: humeral fracture; no.: number; accomp.: accompanying; A: axillary nerve; U: ulnar nerve; M: median nerve.