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Stingers: Understanding the Mechanism, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

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Stingers are the most common source of upper limb peripheral nerve injuries in athletics. They occur frequently in football players, with as many as 50% of college football players reporting at least one stinger in their career. Stingers are localized to injury to either the upper brachial plexus or C5 and C6 nerve roots.

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    Weinstein, S.M. (2009). Stingers: Understanding the Mechanism, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. In: Herring, S., Akuthota, V. (eds) Nerve and Vascular Injuries in Sports Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76600-3_9

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