A 58-year-old has anterior shoulder dislocation after a fall. After reduction, deltoid sensation is reduced and active shoulder abduction is weak;

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A 58-year-old has anterior shoulder dislocation after a fall. After reduction, deltoid sensation is reduced and active shoulder abduction is weak; distal pulses are intact. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Axillary nerve injury

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Rotator cuff tendinopathy without nerve injury

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Median nerve transection

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Brachial artery occlusion

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Radial head fracture

Axillary nerve injury after shoulder dislocation — RCPSC EM MCQ

A 58-year-old has anterior shoulder dislocation after a fall. After reduction, deltoid sensation is reduced and active shoulder abduction is weak; distal pulses are intact. What is the most likely diagnosis?