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dead arm syndrome
dead arm syndromesensory diminution or loss in the arm after anterior shoulder dislocation or subluxation.A condition that causes shoulder pain and tendinitis in young patients, caused by shoulder capsule and rotator cuff laxity, and brachial plexus traction during episodes of anterior subluxation Management Analgesics, NSAIDs, physical therapy to correct muscle imbalance and strengthen rotator cuff; if problems persist or recur, orthopaedic carpentry may be necessarydead arm syn·drome (ded ahrm sin'drōm) Sensory diminution or absence in an arm after anterior shoulder dislocation or subluxation. |