J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1976 Sep;11(3):383-386. 10.4055/jkoa.1976.11.3.383.

A Case of Traumatic Meningocele by Brachial Plexus Avulsion

• Chung YK
• Kim YJ
• Maing KY

• KMID: 2461279
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1976.11.3.383

Abstract

We are presenting the case of a patient who had had an injury to the right brachial plexus and was diagnosed by cervical myelography. A saccular collection of contrast medium was found at the level of C-6 to C-7 cervical vertebrae. Brachial plexus may be injured at two different levels, intraforaminal and extraforaminal, in traction lesions and their prognosis are somewhat different. It is important to determine as early as possible whether the lesion is intraforaminal or extraforaminal to be able to initiate definita treatment of the flail arm. Considering that it is relatively rare and no case has been reported in this journal, we present our case with diagnostic and therapeutic result.

MeSH Terms

Arm
Brachial Plexus*
Cervical Vertebrae
Female
Humans
Meningocele*
Myelography
Prognosis
Traction