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Axillary nerve palsy (MRI)

Case contributed by: Dr Roberto Schubert

Presentation:

Weakness on outward rotation and elevation of the right arm. No history of shoulder surgery or trauma.

Patient Data:

Age: 63

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

From the case: Axillary nerve palsy (MRI)

Modality: MRI

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Case Discussion:

Fatty atrophy of the teres minor and the dorsal parts of the deltoid muscle. There was some synovial thickening in the axillary recess of the shoulder joint. Another lesion in the quadrangular space could not be found.