See Also
1. Peripheral Nerve Injury
Causes
1. Trapezius trauma
2. Shoulder Dislocation
3. Nerve injury during surgical procedures
  1. Radical neck dissection
  2. Cervical node biopsy
  3. Carotid endarterectomy
Symptoms
1. Generalized Shoulder Pain
2. Shoulder weakness
Signs
1. Shoulder sags on affected side
2. Shoulder weak on shrugging
3. Forward flexion at Shoulder weak overhead
4. Trapezius atrophy (with longstanding injury)
References
1. Neal (2010) Am Fam Physician 81(2): 147-55
2. Safran (2004) Am Sports Med 32(4): 1063-76

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