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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2017

Microsurgical anatomy of branches of musculocutaneous nerve: clinical relevance for spastic elbow surgery.

C Thieffry, L Chenin, P Foulon, E Havet, J Peltier

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Article in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. The utility of selective partial neurectomy of the musculocutaneous nerve in children with bilateral spastic elbow.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
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C ThieffryDepartment of Organogenesis and Anatomy, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, 3 rue des Louvels, 80036, Amiens, France. clemence.thieffry@hotmail.fr.
L CheninDepartment of Organogenesis and Anatomy, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, 3 rue des Louvels, 80036, Amiens, France.
P FoulonDepartment of Organogenesis and Anatomy, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, 3 rue des Louvels, 80036, Amiens, France.
E HavetDepartment of Organogenesis and Anatomy, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, 3 rue des Louvels, 80036, Amiens, France.
J PeltierDepartment of Organogenesis and Anatomy, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne, 3 rue des Louvels, 80036, Amiens, France.
Université de Picardie Jules Verne · FR

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Abstract

purposeThe neurotomy of musculocutaneous nerve is a treatment for patients who suffer from spastic elbow flexion when medical and reeducative treatments have failed. It consists in sectioning motor branches of musculocutaneous nerve which are destined to the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, both being the main elbow flexor muscles. The aim of this study was to analyse the distance, where each motor branch arises from the musculocutaneous nerve to both biceps brachii and brachialis muscles, to establish precisely the localisation and length of the necessary incision to reach its branches for surgery. MATERIALS AND

methodsEighteen musculocutaneous nerves from ten cadavers were dissected. None of them reported with a previous pathology. The cadavers were laid on the back with 30-35° of abduction, a complete extension, and supination of the upper limb.

resultsThe localization of motor branches was to be found in the middle third of the upper arm, with an average from the base of the humeral major tubercle of 11.46, 12.40, and 12.87 cm for the biceps brachii and 16.36, 19.10, and 16.88 cm for the brachialis muscle.

conclusionThe incision needed to reach the motor branches of the musculocutaneous nerve should be localised between 10 and 20 cm from the major humeral tubercle and may be shorter than usual.

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Anatomic VariationFemaleHumansMaleMicrosurgeryMusculocutaneous NerveAnatomyBiceps brachiiElbow spasticityMusculocutaneousNeurosurgery

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