What is quadrilateral foramen syndrome?

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Quadrilateral foramen syndrome is a series of clinical symptoms caused by compression of posterior humeral circumflex artery and axillary nerve at quadrilateral foramen. The main manifestations are sensory disturbance and deltoid function limitation of lateral shoulder arm innervated by axillary nerve. What is quadrilateral foramen syndrome? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

What is quadrilateral foramen syndrome?

It mainly occurs in the dominant limbs, and can also occur in bilateral limbs. It begins with intermittent pain and numbness in the upper extremity spreading to the upper arm, forearm and hand. The symptoms worsened in the flexion, abduction and external rotation of shoulder joint.

Some cases have a history of nocturnal pain, and most of them are aggravated unconsciously. Trauma is a common cause. Deltoid muscle may atrophy, other muscles are normal. Shoulder abduction may be limited, or abduction strength may decrease.

The lateral shoulder and arm were insensitive or disappeared. There is an obvious limited tenderness area when pressing the quadrilateral hole from the rear, and the tenderness area may incline to the outside of the hole. If the affected limb is placed in abduction and external rotation position for 1 minute, symptoms can be induced.

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