shoulder girdle syndrome
(redirected from localised neuritis of the shoulder girdle)shoulder girdle syndrome
A condition evoked by upregulation of the sympathetic nervous system.Aetiology
Contusions, fractures, neurovascular injuries.
Clinical findings
Acute searing pain, marked muscle-weakness, vasomotor lability, oedema, osteoporosis and, with time, wasting of the shoulder girdle and upper arm.
DiffDx
• Acute phase—Frozen shoulder, calcific tendonitis or arthritis.
• Chronic phase—Rotator cuff tears, nerve root compression.