Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment After Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Case Report.

Yung, Herbie; Lagemann, Gerritt M; Lin, Albert; Orebaugh, Steven L; Cortazzo, Megan H · PM R · 2015

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (LABCN) is a distal sensory branch of the musculocutaneous nerve that innervates the radial aspect of the forearm. Cases of LABCN injury from trauma and chronic compression have been reported. A case of musculocutaneous nerve injury after a biceps tenodesis has also been reported. This case report describes an LABCN injury and forearm pain after a biceps tenodesis procedure. Using a multifaceted diagnostic approach of electrodiagnostics and magnetic resonance neurography, the site of compression was appropriately localized. The patient ultimately achieved relief after a surgical decompression.

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