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ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2022

Ultrasonographic Identification of the High-Risk Zone for Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve Injury in the Elbow.

Jeong Min Kim, Byungjun Kim, Joon Shik Yoon

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Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jeong Min KimDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Byungjun KimDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Joon Shik YoonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Korea University Medical Center · KR

Funding

Ministry of Science, ICT and Future PlanningNational Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1A2C1009024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo demonstrate the sonoanatomy of the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve (MACN) in the elbow region using high-resolution ultrasonography (HRUS) to identify areas at a high risk of MACN injury.

methodsA total of 44 arms were included in the study. In the supine position, the participants' arms were abducted 45° with the elbow fully extended. The MACN was visualized in the transverse view. The anterior branch of the MACN (ABMACN), posterior branch of the MACN (PBMACN), and location of the branching sites were determined. The distance between the ABMACN and superficial veins, including the basilic vein (BV) and median cubital veins (MCV) was measured. For the PBMACN, the distance to the ulnar nerve (UN) and to BV were measured.

resultsThe MACN was subdivided into 2.18±1.00 branches, including ABMACN and PBMACN. The ABMACN and PBMACN were subdivided into 1.60±0.78 and 1.07±0.25 branches, respectively. The branching point of the MACN was 8.40±2.42 cm proximal to the interepicondylar line (IEL). We demonstrated that the ABMACN is located close to the BV and MCV in the elbow region, and the PBMACN was located approximately 1 cm and 0.8 cm anterior to the UN and posterior to the BV at the IEL level, respectively.

conclusionConsidering the location of the MACN, including ABMACN and PBMACN, clinicians can perform invasive procedures around the elbow region more carefully to lower the risk of MACN injury.

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Basilic veinElbowMedial antebrachial cutaneous nerveUlnar nerveUltrasonographyVeins

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PMCPMC9452293
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