Citation

Quong WL, Hynes SL, Arneja JS. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. Glob. Open 2015; 3(11): e560.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/GOX.0000000000000543

PMID

26893985

PMCID

PMC4727712

Abstract

The "stinger" or "burner" is a form of transient brachial plexopathy termed for its characteristic knife-like pain extending from the neck to the fingertips. Muscle weakness and paresthesia are oftentimes associated symptoms and are similarly temporary. Commonly observed in athletes of contact sports, the stinger results from high force trauma causing either traction/direct compression to the brachial plexus or extension/compression of the cervical nerve roots. We describe a pediatric case of a stinger in a 14-year-old boy, which was caused by a relatively low force trauma accident. Our management strategy and recommendations are discussed.

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