Trauma is the most frequent cause of peripheral nerve lesions.[1] There are two classifications of trauma which include civilian trauma and military trauma.[2] Civilian trauma is most commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents but also by lacerations caused by glass, knives, fans, saw blades or fractures and occasionally sports injuries.[2] Of the civilian injuries, stretch injuries are the most common types and are considered to be a closed injury, where the tissue is unexposed.[3] Stretch injures are commonly the result of dislocation, such as a shoulder dislocation that stretches nerves.