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- noun
extreme muscular withdrawal of alimb outward from the body
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(usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve. emg notes: Brachial plexitis causes and differential and foils Intraoperative plexopathy of brachial plexus can be due to hyperabduction of the relaxed arm, plexitis (autoimmune) following surgery, during median sternotomy such as CABG (5-7 % of time) which can mimic an ulnar neuropathy, ...
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