Axillary Nerve Injury after Swimming with Butterfly Stroke: A case report.

, Jung, Kyuyoung; , Lee, Sanghyo; , Kim, Hyundong; , Cho, Kunyeol

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2005;29(5):541-544.

Jung, Kyuyoung , Lee, Sanghyo , Kim, Hyundong , Cho, Kunyeol

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Korea. latismd@hanmail.net
²Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kamchungsu Hospital, Korea.

수영에 의하여 발생한 액와신경 손상⁣증례 보고⁣

정규영, 이상효, 김현동, 조근열¹

인제대학교 부산백병원 재활의학과, ¹감청수병원 재활의학과

Abstract

Most of axillary nerve injury develops after dislocation of glenohumeral joint, proximal humeral fracture and direct blow to the deltoid muscle. Some cases in volleyball players and athletes playing contact sports like hockey, football have been reported. But axillary nerve injury after swimming with butterfly stroke has not been reported previously. We experienced a 34 year old female who had weakness in abduction and sensory impairment in lateral aspect of right arm after butterfly stroke. She was transferred from local clinic to our Rehabilitation Department because symp-toms were not improved despite conservative treatment. We diagnosed her as axillary nerve injury by typical clinical manifestations and electrodiagnostic study. Additionally, we detected type II superior laburum anterior posterior lesion combined with axillary nerve injury in shoulder magnetic resonance image. We should consider possibility of axillary nerve injury in a patient with shoulder pain and weakness after swimming like butterfly stroke. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 541-544)

Key Words: Axillary nerve injury, Superior laburum anterior posterior lesion, Swimming