Septic Arthritis Associated with Brachial Plexus Neuropathy. A Case Report*

by SHARI R. GABRIEL, JOHN G. THOMETZ, and SAFWAN JARADEH

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 78(1):103-5

January 1, 1996

©1996 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrating soft-tissue edema extending into the axilla inferiorly and medially.

SHARI R. GABRIEL et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1996;78:103-5

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Radiograph made two weeks after the onset of the symptoms, showing soft-tissue swelling, metaphyseal destruction, and periosteal elevation consistent with osteomyelitis.

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Radiograph of the shoulder in internal rotation, made three and one-half years after the diagnosis of the osteomyelitis, showing metaphyseal deformity with arrested development of the

proximal humeral physis.

SHARI R. GABRIEL et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1996;78:103-5

©1996 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.