Scapula Winging In A Recreational Weightlifter - Page #2
 

Broad Differential Diagnosis:
Traumatic injury to long thoracic nerve (serratus anterior paralysis), spinal accessory nerve (trapezius), dorsal scapular nerve (rhomboids) or brachial plexus due to: <br>- blunt trauma <br>- repetitive weightlifting or landscaping <br>- prolonged abduction of the arm while sleeping <br> <br>Non-traumatic neurologic injury including: <br>- neuralgic amyotrophy/Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (possible autoimmune phenomenon that often follows viral illness) <br>- mass lesion <br>- allergic-drug reaction <br>- toxic exposure (e.g. herbicides, tetanus) <br>- C7 radiculopathy <br> <br>Other: <br>- Fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy <br>- Shoulder instability

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